David M. Potter

David M. Potter
BornDecember 6, 1910
DiedFebruary 18, 1971
Awards1977 Pulitzer Prize for History
Academic background
Alma materEmory University
Yale University
Academic work
Disciplinehistory
Institutions
Main interestsAmerican Civil War
Notable worksThe Impending Crisis, 1848–1861

David Morris Potter (December 6, 1910 – February 18, 1971) was an American historian specializing in the study of the coming of the American Civil War, especially the political factors. His best known book is The Impending Crisis, 1848–1861, which was completed and edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher and published posthumously in 1976.


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