William Leach (historian)

William Leach is an American historian. He is professor emeritus of history at Columbia University.

Education

He received a BA from Rutgers in 1965 and a PhD from the University of Rochester in 1976.[1]

Awards and honors

His book Land of Desire was a finalist for the 1993 National Book Award and received the Herbert Hoover Book Award from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.[2]

Books
  • Butterfly People. An American Encounter With the Beauty of the World (2013)[3]
  • Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life (1999)[4]
  • Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture (1993)[5]
  • True Love and Perfect Union: The Feminist Reform of Sex and Society (1980)[6]

References
  1. "Leach, William". columbia.edu. September 2, 2016.
  2. "Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture". National Book Foundation.
  3. "Butterfly People: An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World by William R Leach". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  4. "Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life by William Leach". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  5. "Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture by William Leach". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  6. Carol S. Lasser (1982). "Book review". The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. The MIT Press. 13 (2): 375–377. JSTOR 203135.
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