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Alan Taylor

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Books from Alan Taylor that won awards or were shortlisted.

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  1. William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic cover
    William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic

    2018

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    • WonBancroft Prize (1996)
    • WonPulitzer Prize for History (1996)Major
    • ShortlistedLos Angeles Times Book Prize for History (1996)
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  2. The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832 cover
    The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832

    2013

    19

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    • WonPulitzer Prize for History (2014)Major
    • ShortlistedLos Angeles Times Book Prize for History (2013)
    • ShortlistedNational Book Award for Nonfiction (2013)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  3. The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies

    1

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    • LonglistedCundill History Prize (2011)
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Recent Standouts (2020+)

  1. 1Tiya Miles39 score
  2. 2Adam Higginbotham36 score
  3. 3Roxanna Asgarian35 score
  4. 4Kathleen DuVal33 score
  5. 5Beverly Gage32 score
  6. 6Les Payne and Tamara Payne31 score
  7. 7Ed Yong30 score
  8. 8Ada Ferrer26 score
  9. 9Greg Grandin26 score
  10. 10Ned Blackhawk25 score

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