John Bach McMaster American historian John Bach McMaster (1852-1932) pioneered in the study of social history in the United States. John Bach McMaster was born on June 29, 1852, in Brooklyn, N.Y. His father's varied business interests kept the family in comfortable circums... more
John Bach McMaster John Bach McMaster was a pioneering historian who believed that people themselves, not institutions and wars alone, were the proper subject of written history. He discovered the daily newspaper as a legitimate source of historical knowledge, and he thoug... more
