The Book Prize Index

Lincoln, the President: Last Full Measure

J. G. Randall, Richard N. Current

Fourth volume in a multivolume work considered to be useful to Lincoln scholars. Completed by Richard N Current using the notes and drafts Randall left at his death, this book describes the key events of Lincoln's administration from December 1863 to April 1865. It is a Bancroft Prize-winning history of Lincoln's last year in office.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> BiographyDeath, Memory & CommemorationEssays & Cultural CriticismLabor, Work & OrganizingPresidency & Executive Power

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Bancroft PrizeMajor1956WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Lincoln90%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    45 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

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

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 44%.