Author: William S. McFeely
Alternate names: William McFeely; Bill McFeely; William Shield McFeely
Born: 25 Sep 1930
Died: 11 Dec 2019
Bio: William Shield McFeely (September 25, 1930 – December 11, 2019) was an American historian known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1981 biography of Ulysses S. Grant, as well as his contributions to a reevaluation of the Reconstruction era, and for advancing the field of African-American history.