The Atlantic·3 min read·hard
The Revolutionary Gordon Wood
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Renowned historian Gordon Wood, known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning work on the American Revolution, has died at age 92. His scholarship was instrumental in framing the Revolution as a radical social transformation rather than just a political event.
Why it matters
Marks the passing of a major intellectual figure whose work fundamentally shaped modern understanding of American democratic history.
The historian who recovered the radicalism of the American founding died on Saturday.
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