Edward J. Larson
Edward J. Larson is the author of many acclaimed works of history, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning account of the Scopes trial, Summer for the Gods, and the recent study of liberty and slavery at the founding, American Inheritance. A chaired professor of history and law at Pepperdine University, Larson lives with his family near Los Angeles.
Edward J. Larson
Edward J. Larson is the author of many acclaimed works of history, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning account of the Scopes trial, Summer for the Gods, and the recent study of liberty and slavery at the founding, American Inheritance. A chaired professor of history and law at Pepperdine University, Larson lives with his family near Los Angeles.
Books by Edward J. Larson
American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795
Edward J. Larson
Hardback, 2023
From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful history that reveals how the twin strands of liberty and slavery were joined in the nation’s foundingAmerican Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795
Edward J. Larson
E Book
From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful history that reveals how the twin strands of liberty and slavery were joined in the nation’s foundingAmerican Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795
Edward J. Larson
Paperback, 2024
From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful history that reveals how the twin strands of liberty and slavery were joined in the nation’s foundingDeclaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters
Edward J. Larson
Hardback, 2026
The approaching 250th anniversary of 1776 calls for a new reckoning with the ideals and sacrifices that animatedDeclaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters
Edward J. Larson
E Book
The approaching 250th anniversary of 1776 calls for a new reckoning with the ideals and sacrifices that animated