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[[Image:Charles Beard.jpg|right|200px|Charles A. Beard]]

[[Image:Charles Beard.jpg|right|200px|Charles A. Beard]]

'''Charles Austin Beard''' (November 27, 1874 - September 1, 1948) was, (along with [[Frederick Jackson Turner]]) one of the most influential American historians of the early 20th century.  He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science.

'''Charles Austin Beard''' (November 27, 1874 – September 1, 1948) was, (along with [[Frederick Jackson Turner]]) one of the most influential American historians of the early 20th century.  He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science.

Charles Beard was a leading liberal and probably the most influential single force in providing a liberal interpretation of American history, and an emphasis on material and economic factors as opposed to ideas or religious values.  However, in his last decade he became a bitter opponent of the interventionist foreign policy of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and his attacks on Roosevelt were warmly received by conservatives.  Since 1960 his influence on history writing has declined sharply.

Charles Beard was a leading liberal and probably the most influential single force in providing a liberal interpretation of American history, and an emphasis on material and economic factors as opposed to ideas or religious values.  However, in his last decade, he became a bitter opponent of the interventionist foreign policy of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], and his attacks on Roosevelt were warmly received by conservatives.  Since 1960 his influence on history writing has declined sharply.

==Early life==

==Early life==

[[Category:Historians]]

[[Category:Historians]]