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Eric Foner, born on February 7, 1943, is a distinguished American historian renowned for his scholarly work on political history, freedom's evolution, and the reconstruction era post-Civil War. His association with Columbia University since 1982 has led him to author several acclaimed books, including "Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877," a prize-winning study of the era. His latest work, "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery," earned him the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Foner also served as president of the American Historical Association in 2000.
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Eric Foner • Eric Foner (born February 7, 1943) is an American historian. • On the faculty of the Department of History at Columbia University since 1982, he writes extensively on political history, the history of freedom, the early history of the Republican Party, African American biography, Reconstruction, and historiography. • Foneris the leading contemporary historianof the post-Civil War Reconstruction period, having written Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877, winner of many prizes for history writing, and more than ten other books on the topic.
Eric Foner • In 2011, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery, Foner's most recent book, was selected as the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, Lincoln Prize and the Bancroft Prize. • In 2000, he was elected president of the American Historical Association
