The Book Prize Index

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David Brion Davis

American historian (1927–2019).

Wikipedia

4

Recognized books

7

Wins

9

Lists

60

Index score

1967—2014

Recognition span

Author in the index

David Brion Davis has 4 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1967 and 2014. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Awards2
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards1
Bancroft Prize1
Cundill History Prize1
National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by David Brion Davis

4 books · sorted by recognition

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770–1823History197520 ptsThe Problem of Slavery in Western CultureHistory196618 ptsThe Problem of Slavery in the Age of EmancipationHistory200614 ptsInhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New WorldHistory20058 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
1975The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770–1823History2022Cornell University Press
1966The Problem of Slavery in Western CultureHistory1823Cornell University Press
2006The Problem of Slavery in the Age of EmancipationHistory1412Knopf
2005Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New WorldHistory822Oxford University Press

All books on this page are credited to David Brion Davis.

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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