Bancroft Prize
noun
one of a group of annual awards for literary achievement in American history and biography: administered by Columbia University.
Origin of Bancroft Prize
1Named after G. Bancroft
Words Nearby Bancroft Prize
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How to use Bancroft Prize in a sentence
Lepore was awarded a Bancroft Prize for her book The Name of War and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for New York Burning.
His book, The Rise of American Democracy: From Jefferson to Lincoln, won the 2006 Bancroft Prize.
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