Sean Wilentz

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Full Name	Sean Wilentz
Occupation	Historian
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1951(1951-02-20)
Age	73
Country	United States
Birth City	New York City
Horoscope	Aquarius

Sean Wilentz Biography

Sean Wilentz is one of the most popular and richest Historian who was born on February 20, 1951 in New York City, United States. Robert Sean Wilentz was born on February 20, 1951 , in New York City, where his father, Eli Wilentz, and uncle, Theodore “Ted” Wilentz, were the owners of the most famous Greenwich Village bookstore, the Eighth Street Bookshop. The author identifies himself as having Jewish as well as Irish heritage.

As a contributor editor to The New Republic, Wilentz has written essays on music, the artsand history as well as politics. He was awarded the Grammy nomination, as well as an award in 2005. ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for the liner notes he contributed on the compilation album The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall.

In 2006, he wrote an article denouncing the George W. Bush presidency that was titled “The Worst President in History?” which appeared in Rolling Stone magazine. The article received a response from National Review, attacking Wilentz’s analysis as “blinkered” and calling him “the modern Arthur Schlesinger Jr.”

In 2008 Wilentz was an outspoken supporter of Senator Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee for the presidency. He wrote an essay in the New Republic analyzing Senator Barack Obama’s campaign, charging Obama with creating “manipulative illusion[s]” and “distortions,” and having “purposefully polluted the [primary electoral] contest” with “the most outrageous deployment of racial politics since the Willie Horton ad campaign in 1988.” During the Democratic National Convention, Wilentz charged in Newsweek that “liberal intellectuals have largely abdicated their responsibility to provide unblinking and rigorous analysis” of Obama. “Hardly any prominent liberal thinkers” have questioned his “rationalizations” about his relationship to his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., or “his patently evasive accounts” of his “ties” to the “unrepentant terrorist William Ayers.” For Wilentz, Obama is untested, cloudy, problematic, and liberal intellectuals have given him a free ride. Wilentz was criticized by bloggers and others for his criticism of Obama.

Wilentz has been prominently involved in the political debate of today. According to reports, he has been an extended family acquaintance and a close friend of the Clintons. He has been seen in public appearances as a fervent supporter of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton He testified before his House Judiciary Committee on December 8th, 1998 to present his case against Clinton impeachment. He informed House lawmakers that “if you had voted for impeachment and were not convinced that Clinton’s crimes could be prosecuted, “…history would track the person in question and accuse you for your zealousness.” The testimony of Clinton enthralled Democratic supporters, but was criticised in the eyes of The New York Times, who criticized its “gratuitously patronizing presentation” in an editorial.

Sean Wilentz Net Worth

Sean Wilentz is one of the richest Historian from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sean Wilentz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Robert Sean Wilentz (/w I ” l e n T 20th February, 1951) (born 20 February 1951) is the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor of the American Revolutionary Era at Princeton University which he has taught since 1979. His main research interests are U.S. social and political history during the nineteenth and 20th century. He has published numerous books and articles that have won awards, which include, among others, The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln, which won with the Bancroft Prize, and also was an official Finalist in the Pulitzer Prize.

Wilentz was a student at Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York, and received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1972, after which he earned another degree from Oxford University (Balliol College) in 1974 through an Kellett Fellowship. In 1975, he received an M.A. from Yale University and in 1980 He received his Ph.D. at Yale under the guidance under the direction of David Brion Davis.

Wilentz’ historical scholarship has focused on the importance of class and race in the early national period, especially in New York City. Wilentz has also co-authored books on nineteenth-century religion and working-class life. His highly detailed The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln (W.W. Norton, 2005) won the Bancroft Prize. His goal was to revive the reputation of Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian democracy, which was under attack from the left because of Jackson’s support for slavery and pursuit of escaped slaves, and especially his harshness toward Indians, including his forced removals of Indian populations from land confiscated by European-ancestry populations. Wilentz returned to the pro-Jackson themes of Arthur Schlesinger Jr., who in 1946 had hailed the pro-labor policies of Northern, urban Jacksonians. He has more recently turned his scholarship to modern U.S. history, notably in The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974–2008, published in May 2008.

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Top Facts about Sean Wilentz

1. Sean Wilentz is an American historian born in 1951.
2. He is a professor at Princeton University.
3. Wilentz specializes in U.S. political and social history.
4. He has written several books, including “The Rise of American Democracy.”
5. Wilentz has been a contributing editor to The New Republic since 1980.
6. He was awarded the Bancroft Prize for his book “The Rise of American Democracy.”
7. Wilentz has also written about music, particularly Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
8. He has been critical of Bernie Sanders’ political views.
9. In 2016, he endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.
10. Wilentz has appeared on various news programs as a commentator on politics and history.