Bancroft
Americannoun
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George, 1800–91, U.S. historian and statesman.
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Hubert Howe, 1832–1918, U.S. publisher and historian.
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Even so, this book—the first comprehensive Debs biography since Nick Salvatore’s Bancroft Prize-winning classic of 1982—is competently researched, colorful and occasionally moving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
At the time, captain Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and batter Cameron Bancroft were banned for their part in the plot.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Bancroft and Australia were exposed mere moments after their act of cheating.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
When the day's play finally ended, Naicker and his team went to a bar and heard Bancroft and Smith confess in their news conference.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Bancroft had also been hired by Franklin, who had arrived in Paris to head a three-man commission that would represent the new United States of America in France’s royal court.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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