The Book Prize Index

The Beechers

Milton Rugoff

Bring[s] the characters, convictions, and styles of the Beechers to the fore in a lively and richly detailed narrative...Exhaustively researched...as a study of the family itself The Beechers stands as the definitive biography. Mary Kelley, Journal of American History.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Beecher family -> Society & CultureKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryBusiness Biography

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for Autobiography and Biography HardcoverMajor1982FinalistSecondary source
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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

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    Trade / academic crossover

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 38%.