After the war, he earned a degree in history from University of Scranton, before earning both an MA and a PhD in history from Georgetown University. He joined the faculty of St. Joseph's University in 1953 where he taught for over 50 years and chaired the history department for 24 years.
Career and legacyedit
A historian of American presidents and the Progressive Era, Burton wrote over 17 books, including biographies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and Clara Barton. In his work, he argued for a cross-cultural approach to the study of American history, often contextualizing notable historical figures in American history via their contemporaries.
During his career, Burton was awarded fellowships by the American Philosophical Society and the Earhart Foundation and was also a Winston Churchill Traveling Fellow of the English-Speaking Union. His edited volume, American history--British historians: a cross-cultural approach to the American experience, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1976, and his book, The Learned presidency: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, was named one of the outstanding academic books of 1988 by a division of the American Library Association.[2]
St. Joseph's University established the David H. Burton Postdoctoral Fellowship in recognition of his contribution to the History department over his 50 years as a professor there.[3]
David Burton is the father of the noted historian of British history and empire, Antoinette Burton.
david, burton, david, henry, burton, american, historian, professor, history, joseph, university, philadelphia, pennsylvania, contents, life, education, career, legacy, selected, books, references, external, linkslife, education, editburton, world, combat, vet. David Henry Burton was an American historian and professor of history at St Joseph s University in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Contents 1 Life and education 2 Career and legacy 3 Selected books 4 References 5 External linksLife and education editBurton was a World War II combat veteran in the Army s 334th Infantry and was awarded both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star 1 After the war he earned a degree in history from University of Scranton before earning both an MA and a PhD in history from Georgetown University He joined the faculty of St Joseph s University in 1953 where he taught for over 50 years and chaired the history department for 24 years Career and legacy editA historian of American presidents and the Progressive Era Burton wrote over 17 books including biographies of Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr and Clara Barton In his work he argued for a cross cultural approach to the study of American history often contextualizing notable historical figures in American history via their contemporaries During his career Burton was awarded fellowships by the American Philosophical Society and the Earhart Foundation and was also a Winston Churchill Traveling Fellow of the English Speaking Union His edited volume American history British historians a cross cultural approach to the American experience was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1976 and his book The Learned presidency Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson was named one of the outstanding academic books of 1988 by a division of the American Library Association 2 St Joseph s University established the David H Burton Postdoctoral Fellowship in recognition of his contribution to the History department over his 50 years as a professor there 3 David Burton is the father of the noted historian of British history and empire Antoinette Burton Selected books editLibrary resources about David H Burton Resources in your library Resources in other libraries By David H Burton Online books Resources in your library Resources in other libraries 1968 Theodore Roosevelt Confident Imperialist University of Pennsylvania Press 1972 Theodore Roosevelt New York Twayne Publishers 1973 Theodore Roosevelt and his English correspondents a special relationship of friends Philadelphia American Philosophical Society 1977 Saint Joseph s College a family portrait 1851 1976 Philadelphia Saint Joseph s College Press With Frank Gerrity 1978 American history British historians a cross cultural approach to the American experience Chicago Nelson Hall 1979 Oliver Wendell Holmes what manner of liberal Huntington N Y R E Krieger Pub Co 1986 William Howard Taft in the public service Malabar Fla R E Krieger Pub Co 1989 The Learned presidency Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Rutherford etc Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1990 An Anglo American Plutarch Lanham Md University Press of America 1995 Clara Barton in the service of humanity Westport Conn Greenwood Press 1997 Theodore Roosevelt American politician an assessment Madison N J Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 2007 Animating history the biographical pulse Philadelphia Pa Saint Joseph s University Press References edit Cook Bonnie L David H Burton acclaimed historian SJU professor The Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved 6 December 2019 David H Burton SJU Alumni Association Retrieved 6 December 2019 David H Burton Postdoctoral Fellowship SJU Alumni Association Retrieved 6 December 2019 External links editAppearances on C SPAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David H Burton amp oldid 1183910452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
