H.W. Brands

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Educator, Author & Historian

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H.W. Brands Biography

Henry William Brands was born in Oregon, went to college in California, sold cutlery across the American West and earned graduate degrees in mathematics and history in Oregon and Texas.

He taught at Vanderbilt University and Texas A&M University before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History.

He writes on American history and politics, with books including "The Last Campaign," "Our First Civil War," and "The Zealot and the Emancipator". Several of his books have been bestsellers and both "Traitor to His Class" and "The First American" were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.

Brands lectures frequently on historical and current events, and can be seen and heard on national and international television and radio. He publishes history-themed poetry on Twitter and “A User’s Guide to History” on Substack.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/13/2024.

H.W. Brands Speaking Topics

  • The Zealot and the Emancipator:

    John Brown, Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for American Freedom

H.W. Brands Videos

  • H.W. Brands, "Heirs of the Founders"
    Authors H.W. Brands, Heirs of the Founders, Stephen Fried, Appetite for America; and Greg Grandin, The End of the Myth; discussed their respective...
  • H.W. Brands | The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun & Daniel Webster
    Recorded November 13, 2018 “Master storyteller” (Christian Science Monitor) H. W. Brands was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his...
  • H.W. Brands: "The Golden Age of the Senate"
    Thursday, February 22, 2018

H.W. Brands Books

  • American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 (Random House Large Print)
    American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 (Random House Large Print)
  • American Colossus
    American Colossus
  • American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
    American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
  • Traitor To His Class: The Privileged Life And Radical Presidency Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
    Traitor To His Class: The Privileged Life And Radical Presidency Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • Masters Of Enterprise
    Masters Of Enterprise
  • Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times
    Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times

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