In Washington's Crossing, Fischer provides a narrative of George Washington's leadership of the Continental Army during the winter of 1776–1777 during the American Revolutionary War. In Albion's Seed, he argues that core aspects of American culture stem from four British folkways and regional cultures and that their interaction and conflict have been decisive factors in U.S. He is best known for two major works: Albion's Seed (1989), and Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History) (2004). Career įischer has been on the faculty of Brandeis University for 50 years, where he is known for being interested in his students and history. from Princeton University in 1958 and a Ph.D. Fischer's major works have covered topics ranging from large macroeconomic and cultural trends ( Albion's Seed, The Great Wave) to narrative histories of significant events ( Paul Revere's Ride, Washington's Crossing) to explorations of historiography ( Historians' Fallacies, in which he coined the term " historian's fallacy").įischer grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. David Hackett Fischer (born December 2, 1935) is University Professor of History Emeritus at Brandeis University.
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