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Annually awarded history book prizes
The
New-York Historical Society gives three book prizes annually. From 2005 to 2012 there was one award for American history. A second award was added in 2013 for
children's history . A third award was added in 2016 for
military history .
Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History
The Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History , prior to 2016 known as 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 unofficial 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 (biography 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 (biography of
George Washington )
[8]
2011
John Lewis Gaddis , George F. Kennan: An American Life (biography of
George F. Kennan )
[9]
2012
Robert Caro ,
The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
[10]
2013
Andrew 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
[13]
2016
Jane Kamensky , A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley
[14]
2017
John A. Farrell , Richard Nixon: The Life
[15]
2018
Benn Steil , The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War
[16]
2019
Rick Atkinson , The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
[17]
2020
Tracy Campbell , The Year of Peril: America in 1942
[18]
2021
Alan Taylor , American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783–1850
[19]
2022
Beverly Gage ,
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
[20]
2023
Jonathan Eig , King: A Life
[21]
New-York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize
The New-York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize was first awarded in 2013 for the best children's historical literature.
Winners
2013 Kristin Levine, The Lions of Little Rock
2014
Helen Frost , Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War
2015
Pam Muñoz Ryan , Echo
2016 Ann E. Burg, Unbound: A Novel in Verse
2016
Firoozeh Dumas , It Ain’t So Awful Falafel
2017 Laura Atkins and Stan Yogi (Authors), Yutaka Houlette (Illustrator), Fred Korematsu Speaks Up
[22]
2018
Ellen Klages , Out of Left Field
2019
Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Kathleen Van Cleve, Never Caught: The Story of Ona Judge
2021
Veera Hiranandani , How to Find What You're Not Looking For
2022
Rodman Philbrick , We Own the Sky
Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History
The Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New-York Historical Society was first awarded in 2016 for the best book on military history in the English-speaking world. Prior to 2016, the prize was known as the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History , established in 2013 by the
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation , the inaugural prize was awarded in February 2014.
[23] The purpose of the prize is to increase public attention to military history for educational purposes.
Winners
2013
Allen C. Guelzo , Gettysburg: The Last Invasion '
[24]
2014
Alexander Watson ,
Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918
[25]
2015
David L. Preston ,
Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution
[26]
2016
Peter Cozzens ,
The Earth is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West
[27]
[28]
[29]
2017
Cathal Nolan , The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
2018
Andrew Lambert , Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict That Made the Modern World
2019
John C. McManus , Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941–1943
2020
Alexander Mikaberidze , The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History
2021
Kevin J. Weddle , The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution
2022
Bruce Henderson , Bridge to the Sun: The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II
See also
References
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The New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize. THE 6th ANNUAL COMPETITION (2010)
^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (March 29, 2006).
"Doris Kearns Goodwin Wins $50,000 Prize" .
The New York Times . Retrieved October 9, 2012 .
^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (March 27, 2007).
"Carnegie Biography Wins History Prize" .
The 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
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"Footnotes" .
The 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
^ Cohen, Patricia (February 28, 2010).
"Brown Professor Wins History Prize" .
New York Times . Retrieved October 9, 2012 .
^ Bosman, Julie (March 4, 2011).
"Ron Chernow Wins Prize For Biography" .
The New York Times . Retrieved October 9, 2012 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 29, 2012).
"Gaddis Wins History Prize for Kennan Biography" .
The New York Times . Retrieved October 9, 2012 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 20, 2013).
"Another Prize for Robert Caro" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 3, 2013 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 5, 2014).
"Book on Losing British Generals Wins American History Prize" .
The New York Times . Retrieved May 28, 2014 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 17, 2015).
"A Book Prize for Wonder Woman" .
The New York Times . Retrieved July 26, 2015 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 11, 2016).
"Eric Foner Wins Historical Society Book Prize" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 28, 2017 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 14, 2017).
"Jane Kamensky Wins Historical Society Book Prize" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 28, 2017 .
^ Penguin Random House (March 18, 2018).
"John A. Farrell's RICHARD NIXON Wins New-York Historical Society Book Prize" . Retrieved October 22, 2018 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 11, 2019).
"Scholar of the Marshall Plan Wins American History Book Prize" .
The New York Times . Retrieved March 15, 2019 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 17, 2020).
"Rick Atkinson Wins American History Book Prize" .
The New York Times . Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (2021-03-15).
"Scholar of World War II Homefront Wins American History Book Prize" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-05-06 .
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Schuessler, Jennifer (February 25, 2022).
"Scholar of the Early Republic Wins American History Book Prize" .
The New York Times . Retrieved October 14, 2022 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 23, 2023).
"Hoover Biographer Wins American History Book Prize" .
The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 .
^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 19, 2024).
"Martin Luther King Jr. Biographer Wins American History Prize" . The New York Times . Retrieved April 4, 2024 .
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"Children's History Book Prize" . The New-York Historical Society . 2018.
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"Project Guggenheim Lehrman Prize In Military History" . Goldbergmcduffie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17 .
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"Gettysburg book wins $50,000 history prize" . PennLive . PA Media Group.
Associated Press . Retrieved 2014-06-17 .
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"Alexander Watson Wins $50,000 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History" . Marketwire .
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"2015 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize Military History - Video - C-SPAN.org" . C-SPAN.org .
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"New-York Historical Society - The Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New-York Historical Society" . www.nyhistory.org .
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"Peter Cozzens Wins Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History" . www.gilderlehrman.org . 3 April 2017.
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"peter cozzens - Welcome" . www.petercozzens.net .
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