Background
Rossiter, Frank Raymond was born on December 21, 1937 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frank Augustus and Dorothy Anna (Weiss) Rossiter.
( Ive’s life (1874-1954) presents a remarkable set of par...)
Ive’s life (1874-1954) presents a remarkable set of paradoxes. He was a businessman whose spare-time composing was done in nearly total obscurity during the early years of the twentieth century; yet after his death, he came to be widely recognized as America’s greatest composer. “When I decided to undertake serious research on Ives and began to delve into his papers, I became more and more convinced that the Ives Legend which has grown up around him gives a very imperfect picture of the man. I think that the key to an understanding of his place in American culture lies in his extreme artistic isolation. The creative artist in America has a tradition of being isolated, of lacking an audience. But nearly all such artists have had at least a small circle of friends who sustained them artistically and intellectually. Ives had nothing of the kind during his creative years; he was about as close to complete isolation as it is possible for a creative artist to be.” ―From the author’s preface
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Rossiter, Frank Raymond was born on December 21, 1937 in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frank Augustus and Dorothy Anna (Weiss) Rossiter.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1959; Master of Science in Education, University of Pennsylvania, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1970.
Teacher social studies, Springfield Township Senior High School, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1963-1966; assistant professor of history, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1970-1975; associate professor of history and American studies, University Texas, Dallas, 1975-1989.
( Ive’s life (1874-1954) presents a remarkable set of par...)
Served with United States Navy, 1959-1962. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, American Studies Association.