James Henretta

{{short description|American historian (born 1940)}}

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{{infobox person

|name=James Henretta

|birth_name=James A. Henretta

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1940|11|18}}

|nationality=American

|alma_mater=Swarthmore College
Harvard University

|occupation=Historian

}}

James A. Henretta (born November 18, 1940) is an American historian.{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/person/?jameshenretta|title=James A. Henretta is an American historian : One video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1995 Video Magazine|website=C-span.org|accessdate=July 18, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://lccn.loc.gov/n86140694|title=Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n86140694|website=lccn.loc.gov|language=en|access-date=October 26, 2018}}

He is a Professor Emeritus of American History at the University of Maryland, College Park.{{cite web|url=http://www.macmillanlearning.com/Catalog/Author/jamesahenretta|title=James A. Henretta|website=Macmillanlearning.com|accessdate=July 18, 2017}} Henretta is a Fulbright Scholar, and has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.{{cite web|url=http://history.umd.edu/users/henretta|title=henretta - History Department|website=History.umd.edu|accessdate=July 18, 2017}}

He graduated from Swarthmore College and Harvard University.