Bancroft Prize

The Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948 by a bequest from Frederic Bancroft. 

Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory By Claudio Saunt Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780393541564
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - February 23rd, 2021

Bancroft Prize Winner 2021


Katrina: A History, 1915-2015 By Andy Horowitz Cover Image
$38.00
ISBN: 9780674971714
Availability: Not in stock at Boswell. Available to order.
Published: Harvard University Press - July 7th, 2020

Bancroft Prize Winner 2021


Saving America's Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America in the Suburban Age By Lizabeth Cohen Cover Image
$22.00
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ISBN: 9781250758019
Published: Picador - November 17th, 2020

Bancroft Prize Winner 2020


Illusions of Emancipation: The Pursuit of Freedom and Equality in the Twilight of Slavery (Littlefield History of the Civil War Era) By Joseph P. Reidy Cover Image
$41.34
ISBN: 9781469661568
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Published: University of North Carolina Press - August 1st, 2020

Bancroft Prize Winner 2020