It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.
Edwin S. Gaustad
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7
Catalog books
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6
Works
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1974 to 2001
Strongest span
Who This Author Is
Edwin S. Gaustad has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 7 catalog-linked books across 1974 to 2001, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Biography & Memoir.
Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson (Library of Religious Biography Series) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1974 to 2001; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Eerdmans Pub Co and Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
Best Place To Start
Author At A Glance
Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Biography & Memoir entry points • common used copies from Eerdmans Pub Co and Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Biography & Memoir • Classics & Literary Fiction
Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers
UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1974 to 2001; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Eerdmans Pub Co and Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
Top Books To Start With
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Eerdmans Pub Co • 2001 • standard commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 246 pages.
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Neither King Nor Prelate: Religion and the New Nation 1776-1826
Eerdmans Pub Co • 1993 • standard commitment
It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.
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Church and State in America (Religion in American Life)
Oxford Univ Pr • 1999 • quick commitment
UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 157 pages.
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The Religious History of America
Harpercollins • 1974 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 1974 • 329 pages.
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Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B. • 1996 • commitment varies by edition
UPB note: year signal: 1996.
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A Documentary History of Religion in America: To the Civil War
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company • 1993 • commitment varies by edition
UPB note: year signal: 1993.
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A Religious History of America
Harper & Row • commitment varies by edition
It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.
How The Picks Compare
- Neither King Nor Prelate: Religion and the New Nation 1776-1826 is the easier short commitment, while Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson (Library of Religious Biography Series) asks for more reading time up front.
- Neither King Nor Prelate: Religion and the New Nation 1776-1826 gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson (Library of Religious Biography Series) leans later in the catalog.
- Church and State in America (Religion in American Life) is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson (Library of Religious Biography Series).