William S. McFeely
William S. McFeely
Awards
Joint Winner — Lincoln Prize, 1992
Shortlisted — Pulitzer Prize, 1992
Winner — Pulitzer Prize, 1982
Books by William S. McFeely
Ulysses S. Grant: An Album
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
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
Paperback, 1994
The story of a Civil War promise made to slaves—and broken.
Frederick Douglass
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
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
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
Paperback, 2008
"Provocative.... McFeely sensitively chronicles the maturation of this enigmatic Philadelphian."—Matthew Price, New York Times Book Review
Frederick Douglass
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
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
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