Alfred F. Young | |
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Born | Alfred F. Young January 17, 1925 New York City |
Died | November 6, 2012 Durham, North Carolina | (aged 87)
Occupation | Historian, writer |
Alma mater | Queens College (1946); Columbia University (1947); Northwestern University (1958) |
Period | 1958-2012 |
Subject | social history of the American Revolution |
Spouse | Marilyn Mills |
Alfred Fabian "Al" Young (1925–2012) was an American historian. Young is regarded as a pioneer in the writing of the social history of the American Revolution and was a founding editor of the academic journal Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas.