David Henry Montgomery (April 7, 1837 – May 28, 1928), or D.H. Montgomery (as he was usually known), was an
American author of history textbooks. His ''Leading Facts'' series, including ''
The Leading Facts of American History'', were widely used in schools from the 1890s through the 1920s.
Montgomery attended
Brown University
Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...
, graduating in 1861. He joined
Theta Delta Chi during his time at Brown.
Bibliography
*''The Leading Facts of American History'' (1890)
full text*''The Leading Facts of English History'' (1893)
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*''The Beginner's American History'' (1901)
imagesfrom the book on Wikimedia Commons
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American historians
Brown University alumni
1837 births
1928 deaths
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