Quote of the day
Freedom is not worth fighting for if it means no more than license for everyone to get as much as he can for himself.
Allan Nevins
Born: May 20, 1890
Died: March 5, 1971 (aged 80)
Bio: Joseph Allan Nevins was an American historian and journalist, renowned for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Grover Cleveland, Hamilton Fish, Henry Ford, and John D.
Known for:
- The gateway to history (1938)
- A pocket history of the United States (1942)
- Fremont, pathmarker of the West (1939)
- America, the Story of a Free People (1943)
- Ordeal of the Union (1947)








