Richard Lingeman

Richard Lingeman (died on July 5, 2026) was an American cultural historian, biographer, and editor. He was the executive editor of The Nation from 1978 to 1995 and senior editor from 1995 until his death.[1][2]

Books

  • Don't You Know There's a War On? The American Home Front, 1941–1945 (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1970)[3]
  • Small Town America: A Narrative History, 1620-Present (1980)[4]
  • Theodore Dreiser: At the Gates of the City, 1871-1907 (Putnam, 1986)[5][6]
  • Theodore Dreiser: An American Journey 1908-1945 (Putnam, 1990)[7][8]
  • Sinclair Lewis: Rebel From Main Street (Random House, 2002)[9]
  • The Noir Forties: The American People from Victory to Cold War (Bold Type Books, 2014)[10]

References

  1. ↑ Berger, Joseph (August 11, 2026). "Richard Lingeman, Cultural Historian and Biographer, Dies at 95". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ↑ Contributors, Nation (July 17, 2026). "Paying Tribute to Richard Lingeman—Longtime Executive Editor and a Quiet Force at "The Nation" for More Than Three Decades" – via www.thenation.com. {{cite magazine}}: |last1= has generic name (help); Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ↑ Polenberg, Richard (December 1, 1971). "Richard R. Lingeman. Don't You Know There's a War On? The American Home Front, 1941–1945. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1970. Pp. 400. $7.95". The American Historical Review. 76 (5): 1622–1623. doi:10.1086/ahr/76.5.1622 – via Silverchair.
  4. ↑ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews.
  5. ↑ "Theodore Dreiser by Richard Lingeman". www.publishersweekly.com. Invalid date. Retrieved 2026-08-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ Yardley, Jonathan (1986-09-28). "The Adventures of Young Dreiser". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  7. ↑ Tribune, Chicago (September 16, 1990). "THE DREISER PARADOX". Chicago Tribune.
  8. ↑ "Theodore Dreiser: An American Journey 1908-1945". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. ↑ Content, Contributed (March 17, 2002). "Resurrecting Sinclair Lewis". Chicago Tribune.
  10. ↑ "The Noir Forties: The American People from Victory to Cold War by Richard Lingeman". www.publishersweekly.com. Invalid date. Retrieved 2026-08-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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