"The move from seemingly hard-left labor historian to defender of traditional political history—notably in the New Republic essay about Lincoln scholarship—has caused some head-scratching in the academic world. (Wilentz has also written a sweeping work of contemporary history, The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008; and a short biography of Andrew Jackson.)
"But Foner says Wilentz's career simply 'reflects an evolution that is going on in the American historical profession generally.'"
Christopher Shea in The Chronicle Review profiles Sean Wilentz.
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