New-York Historical Society 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
The New-York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize was first awarded in 2013 for the best children's historical literature.
Winners[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Children's History Book Prize". The New-York Historical Society. 2018.
- ^ "Project Guggenheim Lehrman Prize In Military History". Goldbergmcduffie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "Gettysburg book wins $50,000 history prize". PennLive. PA Media Group. Associated Press. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "Alexander Watson Wins $50,000 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History". Marketwire.
- ^ "2015 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize Military History - Video - C-SPAN.org". C-SPAN.org.
- ^ "New-York Historical Society - The Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New-York Historical Society". www.nyhistory.org.
- ^ "Peter Cozzens Wins Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History". www.gilderlehrman.org. 3 April 2017.
- ^ "peter cozzens - Welcome". www.petercozzens.net.
External links[edit]
- Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History, official website.