The Book Prize Index

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Elliott West

American historian and author.

Wikipedia

3

Recognized books

3

Wins

4

Lists

22

Index score

1997—2024

Recognition span

Author in the index

Elliott West has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1997 and 2024. The records span 4 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Bancroft Prize1
Francis Parkman Prize1
George Perkins Marsh Prize1
Pulitzer Prize1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Elliott West

3 books · sorted by recognition

Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of ExpansionHistory202414 ptsThe Way to the West: Essays on the Central PlainsHistory19954 ptsThe Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, & the Rush to ColoradoArts & Criticism—4 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
2024Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of ExpansionHistory1412University of Nebraska Press
1995The Way to the West: Essays on the Central PlainsHistory411Unknown
—The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, & the Rush to ColoradoArts & Criticism411Unknown

All books on this page are credited to Elliott West.

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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