Don E. Fehrenbacher
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Don Edward Fehrenbacher (August 21, 1920 – December 13, 1997) was an American historian.[1] He wrote on politics, slavery, and Abraham Lincoln. He won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for History for The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics, his book about the Dred Scott Decision.[2] In 1977 David M. Potter's The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861, which he edited and completed, won the Pulitzer Prize. In 1997 he won the Lincoln Prize.
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Don Edward Fehrenbacher | |
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Born | (1920-08-21)August 21, 1920 Sterling, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | December 13, 1997(1997-12-13) (aged 77) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
Education | Cornell College (BA) University of Oxford (MA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
Occupation | History professor |
Known for | 19th century U.S. history |
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