Fred Anderson (historian)

Fred Anderson
Anderson at the National Council for History Education, Pittsburgh, 2005
Anderson at the National Council for History Education, Pittsburgh, 2005
Born1949 (age 74–75)
United States
OccupationHistorian
Alma materColorado State University (BA)
Harvard University (PhD)
GenreNon-fiction
SubjectNorth American history
Notable worksCrucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766
Notable awardsJamestown Prize, Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1982, for A People's Army; citation of honor, Society of Colonial Wars, 1987, for A People's Army; National Book Critics Circle Award nomination, Colorado Book Award, Francis Parkman Prize, Mark Lynton History Prize, all 2001, all for The Crucible of War.
SpouseVirginia Anderson

Fred Anderson (born 1949) is an American historian of early North American history.