The Book Prize Index

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Ray Allen Billington

American historian (1903-1981).

Wikipedia

2

Recognized books

2

Wins

3

Lists

18

Index score

1974—1981

Recognition span

Author in the index

Ray Allen Billington has 2 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1974 and 1981. The records span 3 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Bancroft Prize1
Los Angeles Times Book Prize1
National Book Awards1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Ray Allen Billington

2 books · sorted by recognition

Frederick Jackson Turner: Historian, Scholar, TeacherBiography197314 ptsLand of Savagery, Land of Promise: The European Image of the American Frontier in the Nineteenth CenturyHistory19804 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
1973Frederick Jackson Turner: Historian, Scholar, TeacherBiography1412Oxford University Press
1980Land of Savagery, Land of Promise: The European Image of the American Frontier in the Nineteenth CenturyHistory411W. W. Norton

All books on this page are credited to Ray Allen Billington.

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