The Book Prize Index

Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945

David M. Kennedy

Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom from Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryAmerican Civil WarWorld War IISoldiers, Veterans & Combat Experience

Award History

2 wins · 3 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor2000WinnerSecondary source
Francis Parkman Prize2000WinnerSecondary source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History1999FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-194536%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book argues that from 1929 to 1945 Americans endured and eventually prevailed despite the Great Depression and World War II.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    62 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 46%.