Wilfred (Bill) M. McClay, PhD

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Author | Professor of History — Hillsdale College

Wilfred M. McClay is professor of History at Hillsdale College, where he holds the Victor Davis Hanson Chair of Classical History and Western Civilization. His book The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America received the 1995 Merle Curti Award of the Organization of American Historians. Among his other books is the award-winning bestseller, Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story.

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Jewish Roots of American Liberty: The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American Story

For much of American history, an impassable gulf seemed to separate Jews and Christians, keeping their respective peoples and cultures far apart. But...

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Un-American History Museum

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