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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 New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize. THE 6th ANNUAL COMPETITION ) (2010)〕 The winner receives an engraved medal, $50,000 cash and the 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. *2005: Doris Kearns Goodwin, ''Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln'' *2006: David Nasaw, ''Andrew Carnegie'' (bio of Andrew Carnegie) 〔Benjamin Lytal (Apr. 27, 2007). "New-York Historical Society Awards Prize". ''The New York Sun'' (New York, NY). Arts and Entertainment: p18. GALE|A166437433〕 *2007: Daniel Walker Howe, ''What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation Of America, 1815–1848'' *2008: Drew Gilpin Faust, ''This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War'' 〔"Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust wins $50,000 book prize." (March 10, 2009). ''The Canadian Press''. Database ''Newspaper Source Plus'' MYO086509936909〕 *2009: Gordon S. Wood, ''Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815'' *2010: Ron Chernow, ''Washington: A Life'' (bio of George Washington) *2011: John Lewis Gaddis, ''George F. Kennan: An American Life'' *2012: Robert Caro, ''The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson'' *2013: Andrew Jackson 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'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American History Book Prize」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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