George Bancroft | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-03

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George Bancroft


00:00:34 1 Early life and education
00:02:47 2 Career in education and literature
00:05:18 3 Family
00:05:45 4 Historian
00:08:50 5 Political career
00:13:43 6 Works
00:13:52 6.1 Major works
00:14:43 6.2 Minor publications
00:16:53 7 Namesakes and monuments



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George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state, at the national and international level. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe.  Among his best-known writings is the magisterial series, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent.