When did biographer David Herbert Donald die?
David Herbert Donald, Writer on Lincoln, Dies at 88 Sign in to Recommend Sign In to E-Mail Print Reprints ShareClose LinkedinDiggFacebookMixxMySpaceYahoo! BuzzPermalinkBy WILLIAM GRIMES Published: May 19, 2009 David Herbert Donald, a leading American historian of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War who won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of the abolitionist statesman Charles Sumner and the novelist Thomas Wolfe, died Sunday in Boston. He was 88 and lived in Lincoln, Mass.; Wellfleet, Mass.; and Key West, Fla. Skip to next paragraph Jerry Bauer, circa 1987 David Herbert Donald Related Video: David Herbert Donald on Book TVHis death was confirmed by his wife, Aida D. Donald. Mr. Donald, a native of Mississippi, first made his mark with “Lincoln’s Herndon” (1948), a study of Lincoln’s law partner and early biographer, William Henry Herndon. He went on to write and edit numerous histories of the Civil War, which were praised as much for their narrative vigor and elegance of style as for
David Herbert Donald, a leading American historian of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War who won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of the abolitionist statesman Charles Sumner and the novelist Thomas Wolfe, died Sunday in Boston. He was 88 and lived in Lincoln, Mass.; Wellfleet, Mass.; and Key West. His death was confirmed by his wife, Aida D. Donald. Mr. Donald, a native of Mississippi, first made his mark with “Lincoln’s Herndon” (1948), a study of Lincoln’s law partner and early biographer, William Henry Herndon. He went on to write and edit numerous histories of the Civil War, which were praised as much for their narrative vigor and elegance of style as for their insights into the period. Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/books/19donald.
