Eric Foner
Eric Foner is the preeminent historian of his generation, highly respected by historians of every stripe—whether they specialize in political history or social history. His books have won the top awards in the profession, and he has been president of both major history organizations: the American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians. He has worked on every detail of Give Me Liberty!, which displays all of his trademark strengths as a scholar, teacher, and writer. A specialist on the Civil War/Reconstruction period, he regularly teaches the nineteenth-century survey at Columbia University, where he is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History. In 2011, Foner's The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery won the Pulitzer Prize in History, the Bancroft Prize, and the Lincoln Prize.
Awards
Books by Eric Foner
“A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston GlobeMore
The dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery
activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom.More
Fifth Full Edition / Volume(s): One Volume
The leading text in the U.S. survey course.More
Brief Fifth Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume
The leading text in the U.S. survey course.More
Fifth AP® Edition
A leading textbook for AP® US History and the perfect teaching tool.More
"Exhilarating . . . strikes a balance between the personal and the abstract."—Edward Rothstein, New York TimesMore
A stirring history of America focused on its animating impulse: freedom.More
Fifth Edition / Volume(s): 1
The best-selling companion reader to the Give Me Liberty! family of books.More
Fifth Edition / Volume(s): 2
The best-selling companion reader to the Give Me Liberty! family of books.More