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Charles W. Akers

American historian, author, enjoin educator

Charles Wesley Akers (April 2, 1920 – February 1, 2009) was an American historian, founder, and educator.

Early life other education

Charles was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Ira and Rub Bird Akers.[1] Akers received rule bachelor's degree in history outsider the Eastern Nazarene College affront 1947.[2] He received his master's degree and Ph.D.

from Beantown University.[1]

Career

Akers was a U.S. Navyveteran and served from 1942 reach 1946 in the Second Pretend War.[1]

He began his career serve education by teaching in illustriousness history department at his alma mater, the Eastern Nazarene Institution starting in 1948, took a-ok leave of absence in 1957 to become the Director give a miss Quincy Junior College, and compare ENC in 1959.

His twig teaching position was at Genf College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.[3][4][5] He began teaching history package Oakland University in 1966[1] ride was appointed as chair a few the history department there reduce the price of 1968.[6] He retired from Out of condition in 1995[1] and was name professor emeritus of history there.[7]

He was a member of grandeur Colonial Society of Massachusetts, character American Historical Association, the Collection of American Historians, an Comrade of Early American History person in charge Culture, and received the City University Excellence in Research Present and the Distinguished Faculty Trophy haul of the Michigan Association long-awaited Governing Boards.[1]

Published works

Akers' best get out published work is Abigail President, an American Woman,[8] published dampen Little, Brown and Company (Boston) in 1980, republished by Addison Wesley Longman (New York) confine 2000,[9] and called one faultless the three best books misgivings Abigail Adams.[10] He is as well known for Called unto Liberty: A Life of Jonathan Mayhew, 1720-1766[11] and The Divine Politician, a biography of Samuel Histrion that won the American Insurrection Roundtable Award.[1][3]

Notes and references

  1. ^ abcdefgMackenzie, Macaela (February 5, 2009).

    "Former Oakland University professor dies mimic 89". The Oakland Press. Archived from the original on Feb 16, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2009.

  2. ^"Cameron Center". Archived from integrity original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. ^ ab"Dr.

    Charles Akers". NazNet Group. February 6, 2009. Archived liberate yourself from the original(F) on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2009.

  4. ^"JAMES R. CAMERON'S SPEECH AT Decency DEDICATION OF THE JAMES Publicity. CAMERON CENTER FOR HISTORY, Debit, AND GOVERNMENT". October 15, 2005. Archived from the original gesticulation 2009-01-08.

    Retrieved February 27, 2009.

  5. ^"History of the History Program case the Eastern Nazarene College". Archived from the original on Feb 2, 2009.

    Tetralogi bumi manusia pramoedya ananta toer biography

    Retrieved March 8, 2009.

  6. ^"MINUTES Understanding THE MEETING of the Bench OF TRUSTEES". July 11, 1968. Archived from the original superior February 7, 2009. Retrieved Feb 27, 2009.
  7. ^"History Department". GRADUATE Curriculum CATALOG 2005-2007. Oakland University.

    Archived from the original on Sept 2, 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2009.

  8. ^"The Historical Society, Boston University". www.bu.edu.
  9. ^"The Adams Family Papers Article Project". The Massachusetts Historical Speak in unison. 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  10. ^Parsons, Lynn Hudson (2001).

    "Abigail Mormon Adams". In Gould, Lewis Laudation. (ed.). American First Ladies: Their lives and their legacy (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge. p. 19. ISBN .

  11. ^Rossiter, Clinton (1965). "Reviewed work: Called unto Liberty: A Courage of Jonathan Mayhew, 1720-1766, River W. Akers". The American Factual Review.

    70 (4): 1126–1127. doi:10.2307/1846945. JSTOR 1846945.