▁of ▁American ▁Histor ians ▁and ▁the ▁Writing ▁and ▁Te aching ▁of ▁American ▁History ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) </ ref > ▁ ▁American ▁studies ▁was ▁s eld om ▁taught ▁in ▁Europe ▁or ▁Asia ▁before ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁Since ▁then , ▁American ▁studies ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁limited ▁appeal ▁and ▁typically ▁involves ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁American ▁literature ▁and ▁some ▁history . ▁Europe ' s ▁approach ▁has ▁been ▁highly ▁sensitive ▁to ▁the ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁climate . ▁ ▁Prom inent ▁histor ians ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁Histor ians ▁born ▁before ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Henry ▁Bro oks ▁Adams , ▁( 1 8 3 8 – 1 9 1 8 ), ▁US ▁ 1 8 0 0 - 1 8 1 6 ▁Charles ▁Mc Le an ▁Andrew s , ▁( 1 8 6 3 – 1 9 4 3 ), ▁colonial ▁Harry ▁El mer ▁Bar nes , ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 1 9 5 8 ) ▁World ▁wars ▁George ▁B anc ro ft , ▁( 1 8 0 0 – 1 8 9 1 ), ▁colonial ▁and ▁Revolution ▁Hub ert ▁How e ▁B anc ro ft , ▁( 1 8 3 2 – 1 9 1 8 ) ▁West ▁ ▁Eug ene ▁C . ▁B ark er ▁( 1 8 7 4 – 1 9 5 6 ), ▁Texas ▁Charles ▁A . ▁Be ard , ▁( 1 8 7 4 – 1 9 4 8 ), ▁political , ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁Mary ▁Ritter ▁Be ard ,