Steven H Jaffe

About The Author

Steven H. Jaffe is a writer, historian, and curator who has worked for a wide range of museums and institutions, including the Museum of the City of New York, the South Street Seaport Museum, the New-York Historical Society, and the American Jewish Historical Society. He is the author of New York at War and Activist New York, among other books. He lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with his family.

Books by Steven H Jaffe

Four-Letter Nation

The Long Dirty History of American Profanity

By Steven H Jaffe
For four hundred years, Americans have been told to watch their language. For four hundred years, they haven’t listened.
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