Warren Goldstein (professor)

Warren Goldstein is a historian specializing in American history, particularly focusing on race relations, African American history, and urban history. He is a professor of history at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.

Goldstein is the author of several books, including Playing for Keeps: A History of Early Baseball (1989), which explores the development of baseball in the 19th century and its role in American society, Philadelphia Fire: The Philadelphia Riots of 1844 and the American Imagination (2001), which examines the anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic riots that shook Philadelphia, and William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Crisis of Black Leadership (2018), a biography of the influential African American abolitionist.

His work is known for its detailed research, engaging narrative style, and insightful analysis of the complex social, political, and cultural forces that have shaped American history. He has also written extensively on topics such as jazz, the history of masculinity, and the relationship between sports and American identity.