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John Lewis Gaddis

American historian of the Cold War (b. 1941).

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

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Index score

1973—2012

Recognition span

Author in the index

John Lewis Gaddis has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1973 and 2012. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Bancroft Prize1

Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History1

Lionel Gelber Prize1

National Book Critics Circle Awards1

PROSE Awards1

Subject profile

History2

Biography1

Indexed works

Books by John Lewis Gaddis

3 books · sorted by recognition

George F. Kennan: An American LifeBiography201128 pts The United States and the Origins of the Cold WarHistory196810 pts The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the PastHistory20024 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
2011	George F. Kennan: An American Life	Biography	28	3	4	W. W. Norton
1968	The United States and the Origins of the Cold War	History	10	1	1	Columbia University Press
2002	The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past	History	4	1	1	Oxford University Press

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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