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'''Thomas Andrew Bailey''' (December 14, 1902 --July 26, 1983) was a longtime professor of American history at [[Stanford University]]. He wrote many historical monographs on diplomatic history, as well as the widely-used American history textbook, ''[[The American Pageant]]''. He was known for his witty style.
'''Thomas Andrew Bailey''' (December 14, 1902 --July 26, 1983) was a professor of US History at [[Stanford University]].  He was also a visiting professor at Harvard, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and others.  The [[Organization of American Historians]] elected Bailey its president in 1968.
 
His main area of specialty was [[diplomatic history]]. He also wrote ''[[The American Pageant]]'', which was, for a time, a very popular US history textbook.  He is remembered mostly for his witty style.
He taught American history for nearly 40 years at Stanford University, and also served as a visiting professor at Harvard, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and other institutions.  In 1968, he was elected to the presidency of the [[Organization of American Historians]].
 
==Writings ==
* ''The American Pageant'', 12+ editions
* ''A Diplomatic History of the American People'' (10 editions)
* "The Sinking of the Lusitania." ''The American Historical Review,'' Vol. 41, No. 1 (Oct., 1935), pp. 54-73 [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28193510%2941%3A1%3C54%3ATSOTL%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K in JSTOR]
* ''The Man in the Street: The Impact of American Public Opinion on Foreign Policy'' (1948) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=3720205 online edition]
* ''Woodrow Wilson and the Lost Peace'' (1947) on Versailles 1919 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=61986422 online edition]
* ''Woodrow Wilson and the Great Betrayal'' (1947) on Versailles Treaty in US 1919-20
* ''America Faces Russia: Russian-American Relations from Early Times to Our Day'' (1950) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5840758 online edition]

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Thomas Andrew Bailey (December 14, 1902 --July 26, 1983) was a professor of US History at Stanford University. He was also a visiting professor at Harvard, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and others. The Organization of American Historians elected Bailey its president in 1968. His main area of specialty was diplomatic history. He also wrote The American Pageant, which was, for a time, a very popular US history textbook. He is remembered mostly for his witty style.

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