Pulitzer Winners: History

1.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era 4.40 avg rating — 33,177 ratings
2.
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 3.95 avg rating — 46,970 ratings
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943) (The Liberation Trilogy)
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943) (The Liberation Trilogy) 4.29 avg rating — 22,176 ratings
4.
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
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II 4.20 avg rating — 46,350 ratings
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Washington's Crossing
Washington's Crossing 4.16 avg rating — 15,170 ratings
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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
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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
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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World 4.03 avg rating — 16,187 ratings
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A Stillness at Appomattox
A Stillness at Appomattox 4.37 avg rating — 6,515 ratings
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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
12.
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom 4.17 avg rating — 12,340 ratings
13.
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 4.30 avg rating — 2,772 ratings
14.
Polio: An American Story
Polio: An American Story 4.05 avg rating — 5,875 ratings
15.
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution 4.05 avg rating — 4,353 ratings
16.
Mary Chesnut's Civil War
Mary Chesnut's Civil War 4.01 avg rating — 1,230 ratings
17.
The Radicalism of the American Revolution
The Radicalism of the American Revolution 4.08 avg rating — 5,312 ratings
18.
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
19.
The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics
The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics 4.30 avg rating — 178 ratings
20.
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family 4.02 avg rating — 6,800 ratings
21.
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
22.
The Americans, Vol. 3: The Democratic Experience
The Americans, Vol. 3: The Democratic Experience 4.09 avg rating — 777 ratings
23.
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years 4.28 avg rating — 5,424 ratings
24.
Across The Wide Missouri
Across The Wide Missouri 4.08 avg rating — 487 ratings
25.
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention 4.19 avg rating — 19,915 ratings
26.
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines 4.10 avg rating — 812 ratings
27.
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
28.
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
29.
The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea
The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea 4.23 avg rating — 2,724 ratings
30.
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 3.96 avg rating — 8,810 ratings
31.
Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom, 1940-1945
Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom, 1940-1945 4.17 avg rating — 515 ratings
32.
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
33.
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
34.
Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America
Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America 4.27 avg rating — 781 ratings
35.
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
36.
The Age of Reform
The Age of Reform 3.91 avg rating — 1,955 ratings
37.
The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age
The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age 4.06 avg rating — 216 ratings
38.
The Age of Jackson
The Age of Jackson 3.97 avg rating — 2,234 ratings
39.
The Significance of Sections in American History
The Significance of Sections in American History liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
40.
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
40.
The Metaphysical Club : A Story of Ideas in America
The Metaphysical Club : A Story of Ideas in America 4.07 avg rating — 5,292 ratings
42.
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
43.
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
44.
Voyagers to the West: A Passage in the Peopling of America on the Eve of the Revolution
Voyagers to the West: A Passage in the Peopling of America on the Eve of the Revolution 3.95 avg rating — 177 ratings
45.
Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery
Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery 4.24 avg rating — 690 ratings
46.
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
47.
Reveille in Washington, 1860-65
Reveille in Washington, 1860-65 4.17 avg rating — 470 ratings
48.
Paul Revere and the World He Lived In
Paul Revere and the World He Lived In 4.15 avg rating — 376 ratings
49.
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
50.
The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties
The Fate of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties 3.53 avg rating — 122 ratings
50.
The Founding of New England
The Founding of New England 3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings
52.
The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business
The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business 4.05 avg rating — 336 ratings
53.
A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865
A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 4.05 avg rating — 656 ratings
54.
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
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Andersonville
Andersonville 4.10 avg rating — 8,302 ratings
56.
American Education, The National Experience, 1783-1876
American Education, The National Experience, 1783-1876 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings
57.
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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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
59.
The Old Northwest Pioneer Period: 1815-1840
The Old Northwest Pioneer Period: 1815-1840 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
60.
Prophets of Regulation: Charles Francis Adams; Louis D. Brandeis; James M. Landis; Alfred E. Kahn
Prophets of Regulation: Charles Francis Adams; Louis D. Brandeis; James M. Landis; Alfred E. Kahn 4.03 avg rating — 59 ratings
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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
62.
The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790
The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790 3.89 avg rating — 358 ratings
63.
The Victory at Sea
The Victory at Sea 3.62 avg rating — 37 ratings
64.
The War With Mexico Vol. II
The War With Mexico Vol. II 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
65.
The Supreme Court in United States History
The Supreme Court in United States History 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
66.
The Era of Good Feelings
The Era of Good Feelings 3.82 avg rating — 50 ratings
66.
With Americans of Past and Present Days
With Americans of Past and Present Days 3.21 avg rating — 34 ratings
68.
Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power 4.49 avg rating — 810 ratings
68.
Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
Native Nations: A Millennium in North America 4.43 avg rating — 621 ratings
70.
With Americans of Past and Present Days: The 1917 History winner in the Pulitzer Prize list.
With Americans of Past and Present Days: The 1917 History winner in the Pulitzer Prize list. 3.21 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Cuba: An American History
Cuba: An American History 4.46 avg rating — 4,958 ratings
70.
Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War
Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War 4.19 avg rating — 161 ratings
73.
Pinckney's Treaty
Pinckney's Treaty 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings
73.
Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America
Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America 3.61 avg rating — 1,127 ratings
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No Right to An Honest Living (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era
No Right to An Honest Living (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era 3.93 avg rating — 114 ratings
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History of the American Frontier - 1763-1893
History of the American Frontier - 1763-1893 3.84 avg rating — 241 ratings
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Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America 3.83 avg rating — 1,677 ratings
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A History of the United States: The War for Southern Independence 1849-1865 Vol VI
A History of the United States: The War for Southern Independence 1849-1865 Vol VI 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Washington, Village and Capital, 1800-1878
Washington, Village and Capital, 1800-1878 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
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The Disruption of American Democracy
The Disruption of American Democracy 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
81.
The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846-1876
The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846-1876 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings
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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
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Exploration and Empire: The Explorer and the Scientist in the Winning of the American West
Exploration and Empire: The Explorer and the Scientist in the Winning of the American West 4.10 avg rating — 63 ratings
84.
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
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The Greenback Era: A Social and Political History of American Finance, 1865-1879
The Greenback Era: A Social and Political History of American Finance, 1865-1879 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town
Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town 3.59 avg rating — 46 ratings
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Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference
Between War and Peace: The Potsdam Conference 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
88.
In the Days of McKinley
In the Days of McKinley 3.54 avg rating — 101 ratings
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The Republican Era : 1869-1901 : a study in administrative history
The Republican Era : 1869-1901 : a study in administrative history 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War
Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History 4.17 avg rating — 174 ratings
92.
Art and Life in America
Art and Life in America 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
93.
Scientists Against Time
Scientists Against Time 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Growth of American Thought
The Growth of American Thought 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Atlantic Migration 1607-1860: A History of the Continuing Settlement of the United States
The Atlantic Migration 1607-1860: A History of the Continuing Settlement of the United States 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
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A History of American Magazines, Vol. 1: 1741-1850
A History of American Magazines, Vol. 1: 1741-1850 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Road To Reunion 1865-1900
The Road To Reunion 1865-1900 2.75 avg rating — 12 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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A Constitutional History of the United States
A Constitutional History of the United States 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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