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New-York Historical Society book prizes

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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

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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

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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.

New-York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize

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The New-York Historical Society Children's History Book Prize was first awarded in 2013 for the best children's historical literature.

Winners

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  • 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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b The New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize. THE 6th ANNUAL COMPETITION (2010)
  2. ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (March 29, 2006). "Doris Kearns Goodwin Wins $50,000 Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (March 27, 2007). "Carnegie Biography Wins History Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  4. ^ Benjamin Lytal (Apr. 27, 2007). "New-York Historical Society Awards Prize". The New York Sun (New York, NY). Arts and Entertainment: p18. GALE|A166437433
  5. ^ "Footnotes". The New York Times. March 11, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust wins $50,000 book prize." (March 10, 2009). The Canadian Press. Database Newspaper Source Plus MYO086509936909
  7. ^ Cohen, Patricia (February 28, 2010). "Brown Professor Wins History Prize". New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  8. ^ Bosman, Julie (March 4, 2011). "Ron Chernow Wins Prize For Biography". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  9. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 29, 2012). "Gaddis Wins History Prize for Kennan Biography". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  10. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 20, 2013). "Another Prize for Robert Caro". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  11. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 5, 2014). "Book on Losing British Generals Wins American History Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  12. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 17, 2015). "A Book Prize for Wonder Woman". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  13. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 11, 2016). "Eric Foner Wins Historical Society Book Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  14. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 14, 2017). "Jane Kamensky Wins Historical Society Book Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  15. ^ Penguin Random House (March 18, 2018). "John A. Farrell's RICHARD NIXON Wins New-York Historical Society Book Prize". Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  16. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 11, 2019). "Scholar of the Marshall Plan Wins American History Book Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  17. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 17, 2020). "Rick Atkinson Wins American History Book Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (February 25, 2022). "Scholar of the Early Republic Wins American History Book Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  20. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 23, 2023). "Hoover Biographer Wins American History Book Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  21. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (March 19, 2024). "Martin Luther King Jr. Biographer Wins American History Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  22. ^ "Children's History Book Prize". The New-York Historical Society. 2018.
  23. ^ "Project Guggenheim Lehrman Prize In Military History". Goldbergmcduffie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  24. ^ "Gettysburg book wins $50,000 history prize". PennLive. PA Media Group. Associated Press. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  25. ^ "Alexander Watson Wins $50,000 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History". Marketwire.
  26. ^ "2015 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize Military History - Video - C-SPAN.org". C-SPAN.org.
  27. ^ "New-York Historical Society - The Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New-York Historical Society". www.nyhistory.org.
  28. ^ "Peter Cozzens Wins Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History". www.gilderlehrman.org. 3 April 2017.
  29. ^ "peter cozzens - Welcome". www.petercozzens.net.
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