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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

American historian, social critic, and public intellectual (1917–2007).

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1946—1980

Recognition span

Author in the index

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. has 5 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1946 and 1980. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Awards4

Pulitzer Prize2

Bancroft Prize1

Francis Parkman Prize1

Hillman Prize for Book Journalism1

Subject profile

Biography2

History2

Politics & Government1

Indexed works

Books by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

5 books · sorted by recognition

Robert Kennedy and His TimesBiography197814 pts A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White HouseBiography196514 pts The Crisis of the Old OrderHistory—14 pts The Imperial PresidencyPolitics & Government—8 pts The Age of JacksonHistory19454 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
1978	Robert Kennedy and His Times	Biography	14	1	2	Mariner Books
1965	A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House	Biography	14	1	2	Houghton Mifflin
—	The Crisis of the Old Order	History	14	2	2	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
—	The Imperial Presidency	Politics & Government	8	1	2	Houghton Mifflin
1945	The Age of Jackson	History	4	0	1	Little, Brown

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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