Edmund S. Morgan
Edmund S. Morgan (1916–2013) was the Sterling Professor Emeritus at Yale University and the recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Pulitzer Prize, and the American Academy’s Gold Medal. He was the author of The Genuine Article; American Slavery, American Freedom; Benjamin Franklin; and American Heroes, among many other books.
Edmund S. Morgan
Edmund S. Morgan (1916–2013) was the Sterling Professor Emeritus at Yale University and the recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Pulitzer Prize, and the American Academy’s Gold Medal. He was the author of The Genuine Article; American Slavery, American Freedom; Benjamin Franklin; and American Heroes, among many other books.
Awards
Winner — Bancroft Prize, 1989
Books by Edmund S. Morgan
American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America
Edmund S. Morgan
E Book, 2010
"A wise, humane and beautifully written book." —Bret Stephens, Wall Street JournalAmerican Slavery, American Freedom
Edmund S. Morgan
E Book, 2013
"Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable."—New York Times Book ReviewRoger Williams: The Church and the State
Edmund S. Morgan
E Book, 2013
An illuminating portrait of the nation's earliest—and most passionate—advocate for the total separation of church and state.The Genuine Article: A Historian Looks at Early America
Edmund S. Morgan
E Book, 2013
"A masterly quarter-century of commentary on the discipline of American history."—Allen D. Boyer, New York Times Book ReviewAmerican Slavery, American Freedom
Edmund S. Morgan, Annette Gordon-Reed
50th Anniversary Edition, Paperback, 2025
The classic exploration of the connection between freedom and slavery, with a bold new introduction from prominent historian Annette Gordon-Reed