Occupation Author and Historian Nationality American Name William Harris | Alma mater University of Alabama Role Historian Subject Civil War Education University of Alabama | |
Books Lincoln and the Border St, Lincoln’s Rise to the Presidency, With Charity for All: Lincol, Lincoln's Last Months, Lincoln and the Union Go | ||
Notable awards Lincoln Prize 2012 | ||
William c harris lincoln and the border states october 6 2011
William C. Harris is Professor Emeritus of History at North Carolina State University. In 2012, he was co-winner of the 2012 Lincoln Prize (shared with Elizabeth D. Leonard).
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- William c harris lincoln and the border states october 6 2011
- Education
- Career
- Awards
- Publications
- References
Education
He began graduate school in 1958 at the University of Alabama.
Career
Harris served in the U.S. Air Force before graduate school.
He is also on the Advisory Council of Ford's Theatre and serves on the Board of Advisors for Knox College's Lincoln Studies Center.
Awards
Harris's With charity for all: Lincoln and the restoration of the Union came in second place for the Lincoln Prize in 1998. He then received the Lincoln Diploma of Honor from the Lincoln Memorial University in 2003.
In 2007, Harris's writing was also awarded Henry Adams Prize offered by the Society for History in the Federal Government.
Most notably, Harris was awarded the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize in 2012.