Quotes by Herbert Agar

About Herbert Agar:


Herbert Sebastian Agar was an American journalist and historian, and an editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal. He won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1934 for his 1933 book The People's Choice, a critical look at the American presidency. Agar was associated with the Southern Agrarians and edited, with Allen Tate, Who Owns America? (1936). He was also a strong proponent of an Americanized version of the British distributist socioeconomic system.

Author Bio


  • NameHerbert Agar
  • DescriptionAmerican journalist
  • BornSeptember 29, 1897
  • DiedNovember 24, 1980
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian; Journalist
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For History