Bancroft Prize

noun

1. one of a group of annual awards for literary achievement in American history and biography: administered by Columbia University.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bancroft Prize¹

Named after G. Bancroft

Example Sentences

Lepore was awarded a Bancroft Prize for her book The Name of War and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for New York Burning.

From The Daily Beast

His book, The Rise of American Democracy: From Jefferson to Lincoln, won the 2006 Bancroft Prize.

From The Daily Beast