Authors / person-garry-wills

Garry Wills

American author, political philosopher and historian (born 1934).

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1973—2008

Recognition span

Author in the index

Garry Wills has 7 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1973 and 2008. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

National Book Awards4

Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize2

National Book Critics Circle Awards2

Pulitzer Prize2

Los Angeles Times Book Prize1

Subject profile

History4

Arts & Criticism1

Politics & Government1

Religion1

Indexed works

Books by Garry Wills

7 books · sorted by recognition

Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade AmericaHistory199228 pts Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of IndependenceHistory197814 pts Bare Ruined Choirs: Doubt, Prophecy, and Radical ReligionReligion19744 pts Attica: The Official Report of the New York State Special Commission on AtticaPolitics & Government—4 pts Head and Heart: American ChristianitiesHistory—4 pts What the Gospels MeantArts & Criticism—4 pts Venice: Lion CityHistory20012 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
1992	Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America	History	28	2	4	Simon & Schuster
1978	Inventing America: Jefferson's Declaration of Independence	History	14	1	2	Vintage Books
1974	Bare Ruined Choirs: Doubt, Prophecy, and Radical Religion	Religion	4	0	1	Unknown
—	Attica: The Official Report of the New York State Special Commission on Attica	Politics & Government	4	0	1	Unknown
—	Head and Heart: American Christianities	History	4	1	1	Unknown
—	What the Gospels Meant	Arts & Criticism	4	1	1	Unknown
2001	Venice: Lion City	History	2	0	1	Simon & Schuster

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.

Read the methodology