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Full Name: Herbert Agar
Biography:
(1897-1980) Journalist, historian, editor. Herbert Agar was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Sussex, United Kingdom.
Author's Timeline:
1897 Westchester County
Herbert Sebastian Agar was born in New Rochelle, New York, on September 29, 1897. 
1919 New York County
Mr. Agar received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1919. 
1928 (Unknown) County
Milton and Plato
(Pub: Princeton University Press ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1933 (Unknown) County
The People's Choice: From Washington to Harding--A Study in Democracy
(Pub: Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1934 (Unknown) County
Mr. Agar won the Pulitzer Prize for history for his book, "The People's Choice," in 1934. 
1935 (Unknown) County
Land Of The Free
(Pub: Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1938 (Unknown) County
The Pursuit Of Happiness: The Story Of American Democracy
(Pub: Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1942 (Unknown) County
A Time For Greatness
(Pub: Little, Brown, and Compan ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1950 (Unknown) County
The Price Of Union: The Influence Of The American Temper On The Course Of History
(Pub: Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1952 (Unknown) County
Abraham Lincoln
(Pub: The Macmillan Company ISBN: )
Biography. 
1957 (Unknown) County
The Unquiet Years: U. S. A. 1945-1955
(Pub: R. Hart-Davis ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1965 (Unknown) County
The Perils Of Democracy
(Pub: The Bodley Head Limited ISBN: 0370003667 / 978-0370003665 )
Nonfiction. 
1973 (Unknown) County
The Darkest Year: Britain Alone, June 1940 - June 1941
(Pub: Doubleday ISBN: 038504500X / 978-0385045001 )
Nonfiction. 
1980 (Unknown) County
Herbert Agar died in Sussex, United Kingdom, on November 24, 1980. 
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