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Bancroft Prize

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of Bancroft Prize

Named after G. Bancroft


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It won the Bancroft Prize, one of the history profession’s highest honors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

She is the author, most recently, of “Saving America’s Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America in the Suburban Age,” which won the 2020 Bancroft Prize in American History.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023

The book, published in 2009, garnered strong reviews and numerous prizes, including the Bancroft Prize, one of the most prestigious honors for professional historians.

From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

Gordon is a two-time Bancroft Prize winner, the Florence Kelley Professor of History and University Professor of the Humanities at New York University, and author of the forthcoming book The Second Coming of the KKK.

From Time ● Sep. 26, 2017

The Bancroft Prize was established in 1948 and is administered by Columbia.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2013

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