Description: From one of the most acclaimed and influential historians of the United States, an insightful guide to our history and why it matters.
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes: Eric Foner's essays, old and new, feel utterly fresh. With a rare combination of authority and generosity, he writes from deep conviction yet with a spirit of openness toward ideas and arguments with which he sharply disagrees. By illuminating the past in light of the present, he confirms his standing as the leading American historian of his generation.--Andrew Delbanco, author of The War Before the War