The Book Prize Index

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Portrait of Taylor Branch

Taylor Branch

American historian.

Wikipedia
Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

3

Recognized books

7

Wins

11

Lists

60

Index score

1988—2007

Recognition span

Author in the index

Taylor Branch has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1988 and 2007. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Los Angeles Times Book Prize2
National Book Awards2
National Book Critics Circle Awards2
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards1
Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Taylor Branch

3 books · sorted by recognition

Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1963Race & Ethnicity198838 ptsAt Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-1968History200618 ptsPillar of FireRace & Ethnicity19984 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
1988Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1963Race & Ethnicity3845Simon & Schuster
2006At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-1968History1825Simon & Schuster
1998Pillar of FireRace & Ethnicity411Simon & Schuster

All books on this page are credited to Taylor Branch.

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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