H. W. Brands

H.W. Brands
H.W. Brands
	Brands at the 2012 Texas Book Festival
Born	August 7, 1953; Portland, Oregon, U.S
Children	Hal Brands
Academic background
Alma mater	Stanford University (BA); Reed College (MA); Portland State University (MS); University of Texas (PhD);
Doctoral advisor	Robert A. Divine
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	American history
Institutions	Austin Community College District; University of Texas School of Law; Vanderbilt University; Texas A&M University; University of Texas;
Notable students
Main interests	American history

Henry William Brands Jr. (born August 7, 1953) is an American historian. He holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his PhD in history in 1985. He has authored more than thirty books on U.S. history. His works have twice been selected as finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.

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