Columbia University historian and Bancroft Prize winner Foner Eric Foner traces the shifts in consciousness of President Abraham Lincoln as he wrestled with questions about racial equality and tried to envision a workable future for his divided nation.
Finalists for this year's prize in history: “Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South,” by Stephanie McCurry and “Eden on the Charles: The Making of Boston,” by Michael Rawson.