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Edwin G. Burrows

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Edwin G. Burrows

Aliases: Edwin Gwynne Burrows / Ted Burrows

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-05-15
Died
2018-05-04 (Northport, New York) age 74
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Northport, New York, Long Island

Career

Occupations
Historian, Professor
Active Years
1964-2018
Affiliations
Brooklyn College
Influenced By
Eric McKitrick

Education

University of Michigan
History
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1964
Country: United States
Columbia University
History
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1973
Country: United States
Studied under Eric McKitrick

Awards

Pulitzer Prize
1998
Work: Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
Category: History
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner
Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award
2009
Work: Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War
Organization: Fraunces Tavern Museum
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898

1998 History

A history of New York City to 1898, co-authored with Mike Wallace.

New York City history

Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War

2008 History

The untold story of American prisoners during the Revolutionary War.

American Revolutionary WarPrisoners of war

Legacy

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of New York City, Distinguished Professor of History at Brooklyn College.