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Eric Foner

Eric Foner's indelible works include the landmark history, Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution; a bestselling study of Lincoln and slavery, The Fiery Trial, winner of the Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Lincoln Prizes; and an influential history of the Reconstruction amendments, The Second Founding. The DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, Foner continues to write frequently for The Nation and other publications.

Eric Foner

Eric Foner's indelible works include the landmark history, Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution; a bestselling study of Lincoln and slavery, The Fiery Trial, winner of the Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Lincoln Prizes; and an influential history of the Reconstruction amendments, The Second Founding. The DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, Foner continues to write frequently for The Nation and other publications.

Awards

Shortlisted — Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, 2016

Winner — Bancroft Prize, 2011

Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2012

Winner — Lincoln Prize, 2011

Winner — Pulitzer Prize, 2011

Longlisted — Cundill History Prize, 2020

Books by Eric Foner

  • Give Me Liberty!

    Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, Lisa McGirr

    Seagull Seventh Edition, Volume 2, Paperback, 2023

    The #1 U.S. history text with inclusive new coverage and improved support for student readers
  • Give Me Liberty!

    Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, Lisa McGirr

    Seventh Full Edition, Combined Volume, E Book, 2022

    The #1 U.S. history text with inclusive new coverage and improved support for student readers
  • Give Me Liberty!

    Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, Lisa McGirr

    Seventh Full Edition, Volume 1, E Book, 2022

    The #1 U.S. history text with inclusive new coverage and improved support for student readers
  • Give Me Liberty!

    Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, Lisa McGirr

    Seventh Full Edition, Volume 2, E Book, 2022

    The #1 U.S. history text with inclusive new coverage and improved support for student readers
  • Give Me Liberty!

    Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, Lisa McGirr

    Seagull Seventh Edition, Combined Volume, E Book, 2022

    The #1 U.S. history text with inclusive new coverage and improved support for student readers
  • Give Me Liberty!

    Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, Lisa McGirr

    Seagull Seventh Edition, Volume 1, E Book, 2022

    The #1 U.S. history text with inclusive new coverage and improved support for student readers
  • Give Me Liberty!

    Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, Lisa McGirr

    Seagull Seventh Edition, Volume 2, E Book, 2022

    The #1 U.S. history text with inclusive new coverage and improved support for student readers
  • Give Me Liberty!: An American History

    Eric Foner

    Brief Sixth High School Edition, One Volume, Mixed Media, 2020

    The most successful U.S. History textbook, available in a brief edition
  • Give Me Liberty!

    Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, Lisa McGirr

    Brief Seventh Edition, Combined Volume, Paperback, 2023

    The #1 U.S. history text with inclusive new coverage and improved support for student readers
  • Give Me Liberty!

    Eric Foner, Kathleen DuVal, Lisa McGirr

    Brief Seventh Edition, Volume 1, Paperback, 2023

    The #1 U.S. history text with inclusive new coverage and improved support for student readers