David Pietrusza
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| Born |
November 22, 1949 Amsterdam, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B. A., M. A. History |
| Alma mater | University at Albany |
| Occupation | author, editor, lecturer, political commentator |
| Website | davidpietrusza.com |
David Pietrusza (born November 22, 1949 in Amsterdam, New York) is a noted historian and author.
David Pietrusza has produced a number of critically acclaimed works concerning 20th century American history, including four works ("1920," "1960," "1948'" and "1932") on presidential electoral history. He is also an expert on the 1920s and on the presidency of Calvin Coolidge and the career of Charles Evans Hughes.
As a noted presidential scholar, Pietrusza has been selected to serve on the Siena College Research Institute (SRI) Survey of United States Presidents and on the C-SPAN/Siena College Study of The First Ladies of The United States.
Pietrusza collaborated with baseball legend Ted Williams on an autobiography called Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures. This book contained pictures of Williams throughout his life (many from his personal collection) and commentary on what each one depicted. Williams died shortly after the book was published.
From 1993 to 1997, Pietrusza served as president of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), and was later the editor-in-chief of the publishing company Total Sports. He is an Elector of the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
Pietrusza holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in history from the University at Albany. He has served on the City Council in Amsterdam, New York and as Public Information Officer for the New York State Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform and the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General.
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