Don E. Fehrenbacher
American historian
Died when: 77 years 114 days (927 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Don Edward Fehrenbacher (August 21, 1920 – December 13, 1997) was an American historian.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.
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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