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Drew Gilpin Faust
Drew Gilpin Faust, an American historian and professor, is the first female president of Harvard University. A veteran Ivy League professor and administrator, Faust is known especially for her work on the history of the American South. She has won the Society of American Historians Francis Parkman...
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Francis Parkman Prize
The Francis Parkman Prize, named after Francis Parkman, is awarded by the Society of American Historians for the best book in American history each year. Its purpose is to promote literary distinction in historical writing. The Society of American...
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- 1997
Bancroft Prize
The Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948 by a bequest from Frederic Bancroft. The prize is generally considered the most...
Year:
- 2009
New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year
In December of each Year the New York Times Book Review publishes a list of their choices for the 10 best books of the year - culled from the books reviewed by them since the last year's list. Sometimes the number is 11 - in 2002 they could only...
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- 2008
