Pulitzer Prize for History: Winners and Finalists

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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era 4.40 avg rating — 33,176 ratings
2.
Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People
Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People 3.97 avg rating — 810 ratings
3.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War 3.89 avg rating — 45,341 ratings
4.
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 22,180 ratings
5.
A Stillness at Appomattox
A Stillness at Appomattox 4.37 avg rating — 6,516 ratings
6.
Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America
Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America 4.15 avg rating — 1,895 ratings
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Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 4.15 avg rating — 5,431 ratings
8.
The Age of Reform
The Age of Reform 3.91 avg rating — 1,955 ratings
9.
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 3.95 avg rating — 46,972 ratings
9.
Way Out There in the Blue: Reagan, Star Wars and the End of the Cold War
Way Out There in the Blue: Reagan, Star Wars and the End of the Cold War 3.73 avg rating — 126 ratings
11.
Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy
Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy 4.45 avg rating — 4,804 ratings
12.
History of the Civil War, 1861 - 1865
History of the Civil War, 1861 - 1865 4.05 avg rating — 656 ratings
13.
The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772–1832
The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772–1832 4.16 avg rating — 765 ratings
14.
Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety 4.27 avg rating — 14,175 ratings
15.
Embers Of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
Embers Of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam 4.43 avg rating — 2,685 ratings
16.
The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675
The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675 3.93 avg rating — 1,081 ratings
17.
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention 4.19 avg rating — 19,916 ratings
18.
The Significance of Sections in American History
The Significance of Sections in American History liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
19.
The Eleventh Day: 9/11 - The Ultimate Account
The Eleventh Day: 9/11 - The Ultimate Account 4.10 avg rating — 817 ratings
19.
The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861
The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861 4.18 avg rating — 2,418 ratings
21.
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery 4.18 avg rating — 6,498 ratings
22.
Reveille in Washington: 1860-1865
Reveille in Washington: 1860-1865 4.17 avg rating — 470 ratings
23.
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World 4.03 avg rating — 16,186 ratings
24.
Case Closed : Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK
Case Closed : Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK 4.03 avg rating — 2,217 ratings
25.
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family 4.02 avg rating — 6,800 ratings
26.
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848 4.16 avg rating — 8,618 ratings
27.
Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power
Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power 3.88 avg rating — 2,691 ratings
28.
At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America
At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America 4.46 avg rating — 671 ratings
29.
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War 4.22 avg rating — 9,183 ratings
30.
The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation
The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation 4.21 avg rating — 1,624 ratings
31.
Abraham Lincoln: The War Years (Four Volumes)
Abraham Lincoln: The War Years (Four Volumes) 4.42 avg rating — 59 ratings
32.
Middle Passages: African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005
Middle Passages: African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005 3.99 avg rating — 68 ratings
33.
Polio: An American Story
Polio: An American Story 4.05 avg rating — 5,876 ratings
34.
The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln
The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln 3.97 avg rating — 1,900 ratings
35.
Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age 4.08 avg rating — 2,992 ratings
36.
The Age of Jackson
The Age of Jackson 3.97 avg rating — 2,234 ratings
37.
Washington's Crossing
Washington's Crossing 4.16 avg rating — 15,170 ratings
38.
They Marched Into Sunlight: War And Peace, Vietnam And America, October 1967
They Marched Into Sunlight: War And Peace, Vietnam And America, October 1967 4.20 avg rating — 1,927 ratings
39.
Parting the Waters: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 1954-63
Parting the Waters: Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 1954-63 4.36 avg rating — 9,962 ratings
40.
Across The Wide Missouri
Across The Wide Missouri 4.08 avg rating — 487 ratings
41.
The Disruption of American Democracy
The Disruption of American Democracy 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
42.
A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration
A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration 4.11 avg rating — 946 ratings
43.
The Metaphysical Club : A Story of Ideas in America
The Metaphysical Club : A Story of Ideas in America 4.07 avg rating — 5,293 ratings
44.
The Uprooted: The Epic Story of the Great Migrations that Made the American People
The Uprooted: The Epic Story of the Great Migrations that Made the American People 3.55 avg rating — 233 ratings
45.
The Era of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings 3.82 avg rating — 50 ratings
46.
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History 4.17 avg rating — 174 ratings
47.
Soviet-American Relations, Vol. 1: Russia Leaves the War, 1917-1920
Soviet-American Relations, Vol. 1: Russia Leaves the War, 1917-1920 4.03 avg rating — 62 ratings
48.
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 4.20 avg rating — 5,367 ratings
49.
The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, and the Triumph of Anglo-America
The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, and the Triumph of Anglo-America 3.91 avg rating — 312 ratings
50.
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 4.30 avg rating — 2,773 ratings
51.
With Americans of Past and Present Days
With Americans of Past and Present Days 3.23 avg rating — 35 ratings
52.
Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It
Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It 4.02 avg rating — 251 ratings
52.
The Life of the Mind in America: From the Revolution to the Civil War, Books One Through Three
The Life of the Mind in America: From the Revolution to the Civil War, Books One Through Three 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings
54.
New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America
New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America 3.91 avg rating — 449 ratings
54.
The War with Mexico (Volume 2)
The War with Mexico (Volume 2) 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
56.
The Victory at Sea
The Victory at Sea 3.62 avg rating — 37 ratings
57.
Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War
Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War 4.05 avg rating — 293 ratings
57.
Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion
Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion 3.89 avg rating — 2,354 ratings
57.
The Founding of New England
The Founding of New England 3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings
60.
Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor 4.48 avg rating — 1,551 ratings
60.
The Supreme Court in United States History, Vol. 1: 1789-1821
The Supreme Court in United States History, Vol. 1: 1789-1821 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings
60.
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution 4.05 avg rating — 4,353 ratings
63.
The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency 3.99 avg rating — 4,723 ratings
63.
The Supreme Court in United States History, Vol. 2: 1821-1855
The Supreme Court in United States History, Vol. 2: 1821-1855 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets off a Struggle for the Soul of America
Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets off a Struggle for the Soul of America 4.17 avg rating — 484 ratings
65.
The Supreme Court in United States History, Vol. 3: 1856-1918
The Supreme Court in United States History, Vol. 3: 1856-1918 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
67.
Empire of Cotton: A Global History
Empire of Cotton: A Global History 3.89 avg rating — 3,594 ratings
67.
The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation
The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings
67.
Origins of the Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination
Origins of the Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings
70.
An Empire on the Edge: How Britain Came to Fight America
An Empire on the Edge: How Britain Came to Fight America 4.17 avg rating — 696 ratings
70.
A History of the American Frontier, 1763-1893
A History of the American Frontier, 1763-1893 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings
72.
Pinckney's Treaty: America's Advantage from Europe's Distress, 1783-1800
Pinckney's Treaty: America's Advantage from Europe's Distress, 1783-1800 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings
72.
Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department
Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department 4.02 avg rating — 404 ratings
74.
A Dreadful Deceit: The Myth of Race from the Colonial Era to Obama's America
A Dreadful Deceit: The Myth of Race from the Colonial Era to Obama's America 3.63 avg rating — 84 ratings
74.
Main Currents in American Thought
Main Currents in American Thought 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
76.
Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution 3.97 avg rating — 1,276 ratings
76.
The Organization and Administration of the Union Army 1861-1865 Volume I (Acls History E-book Project Reprint Series)
The Organization and Administration of the Union Army 1861-1865 Volume I (Acls History E-book Project Reprint Series) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
78.
The Organization and Administration of the Union Army,1861-1865, Volume II
The Organization and Administration of the Union Army,1861-1865, Volume II 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
78.
Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom, 1940-1945
Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom, 1940-1945 4.17 avg rating — 515 ratings
80.
Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History
Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History 3.99 avg rating — 225 ratings
80.
The Coming of the War, 1914
The Coming of the War, 1914 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
82.
My Experiences in the World War
My Experiences in the World War 4.12 avg rating — 130 ratings
82.
Neither Black Nor White: Slavery and Race Relations in Brazil and the United States
Neither Black Nor White: Slavery and Race Relations in Brazil and the United States 3.73 avg rating — 84 ratings
84.
Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800-1860
Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800-1860 4.06 avg rating — 215 ratings
84.
The People's Choice: From Washington to Harding : A Study in Democracy
The People's Choice: From Washington to Harding : A Study in Democracy 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
84.
People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilization
People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilization 3.93 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America 3.64 avg rating — 865 ratings
87.
The Colonial Period of American History: The Settlements, Volume I
The Colonial Period of American History: The Settlements, Volume I 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
89.
William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic
William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic 4.04 avg rating — 613 ratings
89.
The Colonial Period of American History: The Settlements, Volume II
The Colonial Period of American History: The Settlements, Volume II really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
91.
The Colonial Period of American History: The Settlements, Volume III
The Colonial Period of American History: The Settlements, Volume III really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
91.
The Americans, Vol. 3: The Democratic Experience
The Americans, Vol. 3: The Democratic Experience 4.09 avg rating — 777 ratings
93.
Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South
Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South 3.99 avg rating — 547 ratings
93.
The Colonial Period of American History: England's Commercial and Colonial Policy, Volume IV
The Colonial Period of American History: England's Commercial and Colonial Policy, Volume IV 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Eden on the Charles: The Making of Boston
Eden on the Charles: The Making of Boston 3.63 avg rating — 161 ratings
95.
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb 4.19 avg rating — 2,943 ratings
95.
A Constitutional History of the United States, Volume 1
A Constitutional History of the United States, Volume 1 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
98.
A Constitutional History of the United States, Volume 2
A Constitutional History of the United States, Volume 2 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
98.
Jefferson And His Time
Jefferson And His Time 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings
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The Flowering of New England, 1815-1865
The Flowering of New England, 1815-1865 4.04 avg rating — 79 ratings
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