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Eric Foner

Eric Foner on C. Vann Woodward

John Fea   |  October 18, 2022

Over at London Review of Books, Columbia University Eric Foner reviews James Cobb’s new biography of C. Vann Woodward. It is a fascinating review. Here is a taste: As he approached retirement, Woodward entered what one former student called his […]

Eric Foner: “We can’t accept the principle that the way to judge a course of study is by how much money you will make.”

John Fea   |  September 19, 2022

Eric Foner reflects on his life as a historian in this interview with Nawal Arjini at New York Review of Books. A taste: Nawal Arjini: How did you come to specialize in Civil War history? Eric Foner: When I was in college in […]

Eric Foner on learning how to type

John Fea   |  July 12, 2021

American historian Eric Foner‘s recent letter to The New York Times: To the Editor: In her letter to the editor (June 27), inspired by a review of Danielle Dreilinger’s “The Secret History of Home Economics,” Jane Feder relates how as […]