"All books by William S. McFeely"

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  • Ulysses S. Grant: An Album

    William S. McFeely

    Hardback, 2004

    A pictorial biography by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian that presents Ulysses S. Grant in new and fascinating ways.
  • Sapelo's People: A Long Walk into Freedom

    William S. McFeely

    Paperback, 1996

    "A searing metaphorical X-ray of a people battling to find space where they can become themselves. . . . I am deeply grateful for McFeely's magnificent effort of thought, empathy, scholarship and...
  • Yankee Stepfather: General O. O. Howard and the Freedmen

    William S. McFeely

    Paperback, 1994

    The story of a Civil War promise made to slaves—and broken.
  • Frederick Douglass

    William S. McFeely

    Paperback, 1996

    “A masterpiece….[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nation’s past.” —New York Newsday
  • Proximity to Death

    William S. McFeely

    Paperback, 2001

    "A remarkable book—part historical tract, part political manifesto—that examines one of the most bitter issues of contemporary life."—Boston Globe
  • Grant

    William S. McFeely

    Paperback, 2003

    "Combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages....Biography at its best."—Marcus Cunliffe, The New York Times Book Review; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
  • Portrait: The Life of Thomas Eakins

    William S. McFeely

    Paperback, 2008

    "Provocative.... McFeely sensitively chronicles the maturation of this enigmatic Philadelphian."—Matthew Price, New York Times Book Review
  • Frederick Douglass

    William S. McFeely

    Paperback, 2017

    "A masterpiece….[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nation’s past." —New York Newsday
  • Grant

    William S. McFeely

    E Book, 2011

    "Combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages....Biography at its best."—Marcus Cunliffe, The New York Times Book Review; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
  • Frederick Douglass

    William S. McFeely

    E Book, 2017

    "A masterpiece….[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nation’s past." —New York Newsday