Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
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)