Julie M. Fenster

Julie M. Fenster

Julie M. Fenster (born November 20, 1957) is an American author of historical articles and books focusing on nineteenth century events and personages.

She stars in a TV commercial for Cheapbooks which will be airing in early 2008. She is shown at a book signing for her work "Race of the Century".

In 2003 she won The Anesthesia Foundation’s 2003 Book/Multimedia Education Award for "Ether Day".

In January 2006, she and co-author Douglas Brinkley released "Parish Priest", a biography of Father Michael J. McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus.

Notable works

*"Ether Day: The Strange Tale of America's Greatest Medical Discovery and the Haunted Men Who Made It" (2001)
*"Mavericks, Miracles, and Medicine: The Pioneers Who Risked Their Lives to Bring Medicine into the Modern Age" (2003)
*"Race of the Century: The Heroic True Story of the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race" (2006)
*"The Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder, and the Making of a Great President" (2007)

External links

* The Ether Controversy: Milestone in American Medicine; review/criticism; [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0028-4866(200209)75%3A3%3C487%3ATECMIA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-X]
* Anesthesia Foundation; 2003 award/recognition; [http://www.asahq.org/Newsletters/2004/01_04/asaNews01_04.html]
* Fenster's web page at HarperCollins [http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/19994/Julie_Fenster/index.aspx]
* [http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/events/2007-11-08-JulieFenster.jsp Interview] on "The Case of Abraham Lincoln" at the Pritzker Military Library


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