David Fromkin
American historian
David Fromkin was an American historian and the author of A Peace to End All Peace, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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American Born 1932 in Milwaukee, United States Died 2017
About David Fromkin
David Henry Fromkin (1932 to 2017) was an American historian, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His seven books ended with The King and the Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and Edward the Seventh, Secret Partners, published in 2007. A Peace to End All Peace (1989) covers the years 1914 to 1922 and the part European powers played in shaping the modern Middle East. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, and for a National Book Critics Circle Award. Fromkin worked as a lawyer and political advisor before turning to history. He later became Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Boston University.