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New York Historical book prizes

The New York Historical (formerly 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." The winner receives an engraved medal, $50,000 cash and the unofficial title of American Historian Laureate. 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.

  • 2013 Andrew O'Shaughnessy, The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire
  • 2014 Jill Lepore, The Secret History of Wonder Woman
  • 2015 Eric Foner, Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
  • 2016 Jane Kamensky, A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley
  • 2017 John A. Farrell, Richard Nixon: The Life
  • 2018 Benn Steil, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War
  • 2019 Rick Atkinson, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777
  • 2020 Tracy Campbell, The Year of Peril: America in 1942
  • 2021 Alan Taylor, American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783–1850
  • 2022 Beverly Gage, '
  • 2023 Jonathan Eig, '
  • 2024 Randall K. Wilson, A Place Called Yellowstone: The Epic History of the World's First National Park

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

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. The purpose of the prize is to increase public attention to military history for educational purposes.

Winners

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