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Award Category: History and Biography

1964 Nonfiction Finalists

In 1964 Finalist books for all Nonfiction subcategories were grouped under the category of Nonfiction.
1964 Nonfiction Finalists

In 1964 Finalist books for all Nonfiction subcategories were grouped under the category of Nonfiction.

Subcategories include:

– Arts and Letters
– History and Biography
– Science, Philosophy and  Religion

A World Destroyed: The Atomic Bomb and the Grand Alliance

A World Destroyed: The Atomic Bomb and the Grand Alliance

Charles Ives and His America

Charles Ives and His America

Russia Under the Old Regime

Russia Under the Old Regime

American Slavery American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia

American Slavery American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia

Recasting Bourgeois Europe

Recasting Bourgeois Europe

Edith Wharton: A Biography

Edith Wharton: A Biography

Lamy of Santa Fe

Lamy of Santa Fe

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823

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