Gordon S. Wood

Gordon S. Wood, 92, died on June 7, 2026. Gordon S. Wood was known publicly as an American historian (''The Radicalism of the American Revolution'', ''Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815''), Pulitzer Prize winner (1993) and traffic collision. Gordon Stewart Wood (November 27, 1933 – June 7, 2026) was an American historian and professor at Brown University. He is a recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for History for The Radicalism of the American Revolution (1992). His book The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787 (1969) won the 1970 Bancroft Prize. In 2010, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. Public biographical listings identify Wood as an American historian (''The Radicalism of the American Revolution'', ''Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815''). Wood was also associated with Pulitzer Prize winner (1993) and traffic collision. This public record remains centered on Wood's work as an American historian (''The Radicalism of the American Revolution'', ''Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815''), Pulitzer Prize winner (1993) and traffic collision and the documented milestones of that career.