John Herbert Roper is Richardson Professor of History at Emory and Henry College in Virginia. His books include "Paul Green, Playwright of the Real South" and "C. Vann Woodward, Southerner" (both Georgia).
This biography is the most penetrating study of [Woodward] by any
contemporary American historian. Roper identifies Woodward's
crucial importance to modern southern historiography, and argues
that the interplay between his life as a southerner and as a
reformer determined the content and direction of his writing. . . .
Intellectual history and historiographic analysis are deftly
intertwined with the achievements and tragedies of the life led. .
. . Roper's biography reveals the perils of writing 'committed
history, ' but simultaneously shows the important role historians
play in the development of American society.--Choice
Roper's well-written book about one of America's most distinguished
historians deserves attention.--Journal of American Ethnic
History
This study admirably traces the distinguished career of a
southerner who has always attempted to balance political and
humanitarian concerns with original, insightful and
always-provocative scholarship.--Journal of American Studies
A richly rewarding work. It tells us much about the nature of
history as an academic discipline, about the power of ideas within
a society, about the subject to which Woodward dedicated his
professional life: the American South.--Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
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