William Leach (historian)

William Leach is an American historian. He is professor emeritus of history at Columbia University.

Education

He received a BA from Rutgers in 1965 and a PhD from the University of Rochester in 1976.

Awards and honors

His book Land of Desire was a finalist for the 1993 National Book Award and received the Herbert Hoover Book Award from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum.

Books

• Butterfly People. An American Encounter With the Beauty of the World (2013)
• Country of Exiles: The Destruction of Place in American Life (1999)
• Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture (1993)
• True Love and Perfect Union: The Feminist Reform of Sex and Society (1980)

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