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==Histories==

==Histories==

Schlesinger won his first Pulitzer Prize for ''The Age of Jackson, 1828-36'' (1945). The book reshaped historiography by interpreting the past in light of the present. Schlesinger's work tied [[Jacksonian Democracy]] the watershed events of [[Andrew Jackson]]'s  presidency—especially Jackson's alliance with labor unions and his war-to-the-death with the Bank of the United States, to the liberal reforms of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. He thus linked the 19th-century expansion of democracy to mid-20th-century liberal political concerns. Although this method of history met with some criticism, particularly from conservatives, ''The Age of Jackson'' critical and popular success, appealing to a wide, general audience. Through his advocacy of the political utility of scholarship, Schlesinger set a precedent for an alliance between the postwar intelligentsia and American politics.

Schlesinger won his first Pulitzer Prize for ''The Age of Jackson, 1828-36'' (1945). The book reshaped historiography by interpreting the past in light of the present. Schlesinger's work tied [[Jacksonian Democracy]] the watershed events of [[Andrew Jackson]]'s  presidency—especially Jackson's alliance with labor unions and his war-to-the-death with the Bank of the United States, to the liberal reforms of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. He thus linked the 19th century expansion of democracy to mid-20th century liberal political concerns. Although this method of history met with some criticism, particularly from conservatives, ''The Age of Jackson'' critical and popular success, appealing to a wide, general audience. Through his advocacy of the political utility of scholarship, Schlesinger set a precedent for an alliance between the postwar intelligentsia and American politics.

==Politics==

==Politics==