Award List

Pulitzer Prize for History

The Pulitzer Prize for History is awarded annually for a distinguished book on the history of the United States.

110 books total · 70 with summaries

We the People by Jill Lepore — book cover

We the People

Jill Lepore

Freedom's Dominion by Jefferson Cowie — book cover

Freedom's Dominion

Jefferson Cowie

Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer — book cover

Cuba: An American History

Ada Ferrer

Covered with Night by Nicole Eustace — book cover

Covered with Night

Nicole Eustace

Sweet Taste of Liberty by W. Caleb McDaniel — book cover

Sweet Taste of Liberty

W. Caleb McDaniel

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight — book cover

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

David W. Blight

The Gulf by Jack E. Davis — book cover

The Gulf

Jack E. Davis

Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson — book cover

Blood in the Water

Heather Ann Thompson

Encounters at the Heart of the World by Elizabeth A. Fenn — book cover

Encounters at the Heart of the World

Elizabeth A. Fenn

The Internal Enemy by Alan Taylor — book cover

The Internal Enemy

Alan Taylor

Embers of War by Fredrik Logevall — book cover

Embers of War

Fredrik Logevall

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable — book cover

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention

Manning Marable

The Fiery Trial by Eric Foner — book cover

The Fiery Trial

Eric Foner

Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed — book cover

Lords of Finance

Liaquat Ahamed

The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed — book cover

The Hemingses of Monticello

Annette Gordon-Reed

What Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker Howe — book cover

What Hath God Wrought

Daniel Walker Howe

The Race Beat by Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff — book cover

The Race Beat

Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff

Polio: An American Story by David Oshinsky — book cover

Polio: An American Story

David Oshinsky

Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer — book cover

Washington's Crossing

David Hackett Fischer

A Nation Under Our Feet by Steven Hahn — book cover

A Nation Under Our Feet

Steven Hahn

The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand — book cover

The Metaphysical Club

Louis Menand

Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis — book cover

Founding Brothers

Joseph J. Ellis

Freedom from Fear by David M. Kennedy — book cover

Freedom from Fear

David M. Kennedy

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace — book cover

Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898

Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace

Original Meanings by Jack N. Rakove — book cover

Original Meanings

Jack N. Rakove

William Cooper's Town by Alan Taylor — book cover

William Cooper's Town

Alan Taylor

The Radicalism of the American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood — book cover

The Radicalism of the American Revolution

Gordon S. Wood

The Fate of Liberty by Mark E. Neely, Jr. — book cover

The Fate of Liberty

Mark E. Neely, Jr.

A Midwife's Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich — book cover

A Midwife's Tale

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines by Stanley Karnow — book cover

In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines

Stanley Karnow

Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson — book cover

Battle Cry of Freedom

James M. McPherson

Voyagers to the West by Bernard Bailyn — book cover

Voyagers to the West

Bernard Bailyn

...the Heavens and the Earth by Walter A. McDougall — book cover

...the Heavens and the Earth

Walter A. McDougall

The Transformation of Virginia, 1740–1790 by Rhys L. Isaac — book cover

The Transformation of Virginia, 1740–1790

Rhys L. Isaac

The Dred Scott Case by Don E. Fehrenbacher — book cover

The Dred Scott Case

Don E. Fehrenbacher

The Visible Hand by Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. — book cover

The Visible Hand

Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.

The Impending Crisis, 1848–1861 by David M. Potter — book cover

The Impending Crisis, 1848–1861

David M. Potter

Jefferson and His Time by Dumas Malone — book cover

Jefferson and His Time

Dumas Malone

The Americans: The Democratic Experience by Daniel J. Boorstin — book cover

The Americans: The Democratic Experience

Daniel J. Boorstin

Neither Black nor White by Carl N. Degler — book cover

Neither Black nor White

Carl N. Degler

Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom by James MacGregor Burns — book cover

Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom

James MacGregor Burns

Present at the Creation by Dean Acheson — book cover

Present at the Creation

Dean Acheson

Origins of the Fifth Amendment by Leonard W. Levy — book cover

Origins of the Fifth Amendment

Leonard W. Levy

The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution by Bernard Bailyn — book cover

The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

Bernard Bailyn

Exploration and Empire by William H. Goetzmann — book cover

Exploration and Empire

William H. Goetzmann

The Life of the Mind in America by Perry Miller — book cover

The Life of the Mind in America

Perry Miller

Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town by Sumner Chilton Powell — book cover

Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town

Sumner Chilton Powell

Banks and Politics in America by Bray Hammond — book cover

Banks and Politics in America

Bray Hammond

Russia Leaves the War: Soviet-American Relations, 1917–1920 by George F. Kennan — book cover

Russia Leaves the War: Soviet-American Relations, 1917–1920

George F. Kennan

The Age of Reform by Richard Hofstadter — book cover

The Age of Reform

Richard Hofstadter

Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History by Paul Horgan — book cover

Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History

Paul Horgan

A Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce Catton — book cover

A Stillness at Appomattox

Bruce Catton

The Uprooted by Oscar Handlin — book cover

The Uprooted

Oscar Handlin

Scientists against Time by James Phinney Baxter III — book cover

Scientists against Time

James Phinney Baxter III

The Growth of American Thought by Merle Curti — book cover

The Growth of American Thought

Merle Curti

Paul Revere and the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes — book cover

Paul Revere and the World He Lived In

Esther Forbes

Abraham Lincoln: The War Years by Carl Sandburg — book cover

Abraham Lincoln: The War Years

Carl Sandburg

A History of American Magazines by Frank Luther Mott — book cover

A History of American Magazines

Frank Luther Mott

The Flowering of New England, 1815–1865 by Van Wyck Brooks — book cover

The Flowering of New England, 1815–1865

Van Wyck Brooks

The Significance of Sections in American History by Frederick Jackson Turner — book cover

The Significance of Sections in American History

Frederick Jackson Turner

The Organization and Administration of the Union Army by Fred Albert Shannon — book cover

The Organization and Administration of the Union Army

Fred Albert Shannon

Pinckney's Treaty by Samuel Flagg Bemis — book cover

Pinckney's Treaty

Samuel Flagg Bemis

A History of the United States, Vol. VI by Edward Channing — book cover

A History of the United States, Vol. VI

Edward Channing

History of the American Frontier by Frederic L. Paxson — book cover

History of the American Frontier

Frederic L. Paxson

The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation by Charles Howard McIlwain — book cover

The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation

Charles Howard McIlwain

The Supreme Court in United States History by Charles Warren — book cover

The Supreme Court in United States History

Charles Warren

The Founding of New England by James Truslow Adams — book cover

The Founding of New England

James Truslow Adams

The War with Mexico by Justin H. Smith — book cover

The War with Mexico

Justin H. Smith

A History of the Civil War, 1861–1865 by James Ford Rhodes — book cover

A History of the Civil War, 1861–1865

James Ford Rhodes

With Americans of Past and Present Days by Jean Jules Jusserand — book cover

With Americans of Past and Present Days

Jean Jules Jusserand

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