James Ford Rhodes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States historian
Date of Birth: 01-May-1848
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 22-Jan-1927
Profession: writer, businessperson, historian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About James Ford Rhodes
- James Ford Rhodes (May 1, 1848 – January 22, 1927), was an American industrialist and historian born in Cleveland, Ohio.
- After earning a fortune in the iron, coal, and steel industries by 1885, he retired from business.
- He devoted his life to historical research and publishing a seven-volume history of the United States beginning in 1850; his work was published from 1893–1906.
- He published an eighth volume in 1920.
- His work, History of the Civil War, 1861–1865 (1918), won the second-ever Pulitzer Prize for History that year.
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