American History Book Prize
The New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize or simply the American History Book Prize is an American literary award given annually by the New-York Historical Society for an adult non-fiction book on American history or biography copyrighted in the year of the award "that is distinguished by its scholarship, its literary style and its appeal to a general as well as an academic audience."[1] The winner receives an engraved medal, $50,000 cash and the title of American Historian Laureate.[1] The inaugural award was presented in 2006 for books published in 2005.
Winners
Date is year when books were published; the following year is when the award was given. Thus the inaugural award was given in 2006 for Team of Rivals published in 2005.
- 2005: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln [2]
- 2006: David Nasaw, Andrew Carnegie (bio of Andrew Carnegie) [3] [4]
- 2007: Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation Of America, 1815–1848 [5]
- 2008: Drew Gilpin Faust, This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War [6]
- 2009: Gordon S. Wood, Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 [7]
- 2010: Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life (bio of George Washington) [8]
- 2011: John Lewis Gaddis, George F. Kennan: An American Life [9]
- 2012: Robert Caro, The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson[10]
- 2013: Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy, The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire [11]
- 2014: Jill Lepore, The Secret History of Wonder Woman [12]
- 2015: Eric Foner, Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
References
- 1 2 The New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize. THE 6th ANNUAL COMPETITION (2010)
- ↑ Lawrence Van Gelder (March 29, 2006). "Doris Kearns Goodwin Wins $50,000 Prize". New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ Lawrence Van Gelder (March 27, 2007). "Carnegie Biography Wins History Prize". New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ Benjamin Lytal (Apr. 27, 2007). "New-York Historical Society Awards Prize". The New York Sun (New York, NY). Arts and Entertainment: p18. GALE|A166437433
- ↑ "Footnotes". New York Times. March 11, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust wins $50,000 book prize." (March 10, 2009). The Canadian Press. Database Newspaper Source Plus MYO086509936909
- ↑ Patricia Cohen (February 28, 2010). "Brown Professor Wins History Prize". New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ Julie Bosman (March 4, 2011). "Ron Chernow Wins Prize For Biography". New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ Jennifer Schuessler (February 29, 2012). "Gaddis Wins History Prize for Kennan Biography". New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ Jennifer Schuessler (February 20, 2013). "Another Prize for Robert Caro". New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ↑ Jennifer Schuessler (March 5, 2014). "Book on Losing British Generals Wins American History Prize". New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ↑ Jennifer Schuessler (February 17, 2015). "A Book Prize for Wonder Woman". New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
External links
- The New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize, official website.
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