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John A. Garraty; told the story of America through biography
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John A. Garraty, an historian who wrestled into print the
gargantuan reference work "American National Biography," which in 24
volumes and 20 million words tells the story of the United States
through the life histories of thousands of its citizens, died Dec.
19 at his home in Sag Harbor, N.Y. He was 87.
The cause was heart failure, his family said.
The author of dozens of books, Mr. Garraty trained his eye in
particular on the place in the American landscape where individual
bio...
