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Oct 2, 2019 · Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History, specializes in the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery, and 19th-century America. He is one of only two persons to serve as President of the Organization of American Historians, American Historical Association, and Society of American Historians.
Professor Foner specializes in the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery, and 19th-century America. He has written and edited nineteen books about American history, including The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, which won the Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Lincoln prizes in 2011.
Eric Foner (/ ˈfoʊnər /; born February 7, 1943) is an American historian. He writes extensively on American political history, the history of freedom, the early history of the Republican Party, African American biography, the American Civil War, Reconstruction, and historiography, and has been a member of the faculty at the Columbia ...
Jun 18, 2021 · Historian Eric Foner talks with student Karina Macosko about how he became one of the most influential historians of our time. He shares how growing up during the Civil Rights movement inspired him to study the history of anti-slavery, and eventually write his books about the civil war era.
Eric Foner: American Historian. Numerous lectures by Eric Foner are available on YouTube and via his online lecture course (MOOC) on the coming of the Civil War, the war itself, and Reconstruction. See the home page of this site for links to the course.
Nov 25, 2020 · Notable historian Dr. Eric Foner explores threats to the American experiment, including secession movements, civil wars, political party schisms, and voter suppression. He also examines slavery & abolition, political outsiders, and the evolution of the Republican Party.
An American History (Norton, 2004) Articles, essays and book reviews in numerous academic and popular journals, magazines, and newspapers. Read articles and watch lectures by Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University.
