The Book Prize Index

The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition

Manisha Sinha

A groundbreaking history of abolition in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryAmerican Civil WarSlavery & EmancipationWar & Military StrategyRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Frederick Douglass Book Prize: Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition2017WinnerSecondary source
PROSE Award for U.S. History2017Honorable mentionOfficial source
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