George Bubb Dangerfield (28 October 1904 in Newbury, Berkshire – 27 December 1986 in Santa Barbara, California) was a British-born American journalist, historian, and the literary editor of Vanity Fair from 1933 to 1935.
His book on the United States in the early 19th century, The Era of Good Feelings, won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for History.
It was not given much attention by academic historians when it first appeared, but it has gained admirers because of its lively style and its trenchant analysis.
In 1941 Dangerfield published a work on the early life of Edward VII, Victoria's Heir: The Education of a Prince.
After serving with the 102nd Infantry Division (United States) during World War II,[3] Dangerfield returned to the study of history and wrote The Era of Good Feelings (1952), a history of the period between the presidencies of James Madison and Andrew Jackson, from the start of the War of 1812 to the start of Jackson's administration on 4 March 1829.