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Eric Foner

Eric Foner is the pre-eminent historian of his generation. Foner is 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, Foner regularly teaches the 19th century survey at Columbia University, where he is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History. His latest trade title, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, won numerous awards including the Lincoln Prize, Bancroft Award, and the Pulitzer Prize.

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Books by Eric Foner

  1. Book CoverThe Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery


    “A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston GlobeMore

  2. Book CoverGive Me Liberty!: An American History

    Seagull Third Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume

    The leading United States History survey text is now available in a value edition.More

  3. Book CoverGive Me Liberty!: An American History

    Brief Third Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume

    The leading United States History survey text, now available in a brief, full-color edition.More

  4. Book CoverGive Me Liberty!: An American History

    AP* Third Edition

    The leading college-level American history textbook, now available in an Advanced Placement* edition.More

  5. Book CoverGive Me Liberty!: An American History

    Second Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume

    Adopted at over 600 universities, colleges, and schools across the country, Eric Foner's Give Me Liberty! is making a difference in the American history survey course.More

  6. Book CoverGive Me Liberty!: An American History

    Second Seagull Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume

    Concise, clear, compact, Eric Foner’s brilliant synthesis of American history is the perfect teaching tool for the U.S. survey course.More

  7. Book CoverGive Me Liberty!: An American History

    Third Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume

    A clear, concise, up to date, authoritative history by one of the leading historians in the country.More

  8. Book CoverOur Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World


    "Exhilarating . . . strikes a balance between the personal and the abstract."—Edward Rothstein, New York TimesMore

  9. Book CoverThe Story of American Freedom


    "Eric Foner's brilliant, important book . . . shows how, having invoked liberty to justify their independence in 1776, Americans have fought ever since over what that freedom means and who may enjoy its blessings."—Los Angeles Times Book ReviewMore

  10. Book CoverVoices of Freedom: A Documentary History

    Third Edition / Volume(s): 1

    The Third Edition of Voices of Freedom includes documents reflecting the global dimension of American history and remains a comprehensive collection that offers a diverse gathering of authors and a wide breadth of opinion.More