Fischer's major works have covered topics ranging from large macroeconomic and cultural trends (Albion's Seed, The Great Wave) to narrative histories of significant events (Paul Revere's Ride, Washington's Crossing) to explorations of historiography (Historians' Fallacies, in which he coined the term "historian's fallacy").
[1] Fischer has been on the faculty of Brandeis University for 50 years, where he is known for being interested in his students and history.
[2] He is best known for two major works: Albion's Seed (1989), and Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History) (2004).
In Albion's Seed, he argues that core aspects of American culture stem from four British folkways and regional cultures and that their interaction and conflict have been decisive factors in U.S. political and historical development.
[6] In 2015, Fischer was named the recipient of the Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.