The Politics of Reconstruction 1863-1867 (Contributions in Medical History)

Biography David Herbert Donald is the author of numerous books including Lincolns Herndon Lincoln Reconsidered and The Civil War and Reconstruction. He has twice won the Pulitzer Prize for biography: in 1961 for Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War and in 1988 for Look Homeward: A Life of Thomas Wolfe. The Charles Warren Professor of American History at Harvard University he has also taught at Johns Hopkins Princeton Oxford and Columbia. A native of Mississippi and the past president of the Southern Historical Association he received his graduate training at the University of Illinois. He lives in Lincoln Massachusetts. Author biography courtesy of Simon & Schuster Inc. Editorial Reviews - The Politics of Reconstruction 1863-1867 Meet the Writer - The Politics of Reconstruction 1863-1867 Fact File Name: David Herbert Donald Current Home: Lincoln Massachusetts Date of Birth: October 1 1920 Place of Birth: Goodman Mississippi Education: Holmes Junior College Millsaps College 1941; M.A. Ph.D. University of Illinois 1942 1946 Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Charles Sumner 1960 and Look Homeward: A Life of Thomas Wolfe 1988 Biography David Herbert Donald is the author of numerous books including Lincolns Herndon Lincoln Reconsidered and The Civil War and Reconstruction. He has twice won the Pulitzer Prize for biography: in 1961 for Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War and in 1988 for Look Homeward: A Life of Thomas Wolfe. The Charles Warren Professor of American History at Harvard University he has also taught at Johns Hopkins Princeton Oxford and Columbia. A native of Mississippi and the past president of the Southern Historical Association he received his graduate training at the University of Illinois. He lives in Lincoln Massachusetts. Author biography courtesy of Simon & Schuster Inc.