James Truslow Adams
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| Born | October 18, 1878 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 1949 (aged 70) Southport, Connecticut, U.S. |
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| Period | 1921–1933 |
| Subjects | History, biographies |
| Notable work | The March of Democracy |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for History 1921 The Founding of New England |
James Truslow Adams (October 18, 1878 – May 18, 1949) was an American writer and historian. He was a freelance author who helped to popularize the latest scholarship about American history and his three-volume history of New England is well regarded by scholars. He popularized the phrase "American Dream" in his 1931 book The Epic of America.