Taylor, P(hilip) A. M.

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TAYLOR, P(hilip) A. M.

TAYLOR, P(hilip) A. M. British, b. 1920. Genres: History. Career: University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, assistant in economic history, 1949-50; University of Iowa, Iowa City, instructor, 1950-51, assistant professor of history, 1951-52; University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, member of adult education faculty, 1953-62; University of Hull, Hull, England, lecturer, 1962-66, senior lecturer, 1966-72, reader, 1972-83, professor of American history, 1983-85, professor emeritus, 1985-. Publications: Expectations Westward: The Mormons and the Emigration of Their British Converts, 1965; The Distant Magnet: European Emigration to the United States, 1971; (with D.V. Glass) Emigration and Population, 1976. EDITOR: The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 1958, rev. ed, 1970; The English Civil War, 1960; More Than Common Powers of Perception: Diary of Elizabeth Rogers Mason Cabot, 1991. Address: 185 Goddard Ave, Hull, East York- shire HU5 2BX, England.

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