Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 65 (2012) Winner
Anne F. Hyde
アン・ファラー・ハイド
Anne Farrar Hyde
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960-01-01 （St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Reno, Nevada (raised) → Colorado (while at Colorado College) → Norman, Oklahoma (residence; University of Oklahoma)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- Colorado College (Department of History; Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies), University of Oklahoma (Department of History), Western Historical Quarterly (editor-in-chief)
- Memberships
- American Historical Association (AHA), Western History Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holyoke College | — | American Studies | B.A. | 1978–1982 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Department of History | M.A. | 1982–1984 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Department of History | Ph.D. | 1984–1988 | United States |
Mount Holyoke College
American Studies
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1978–1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
Bachelor of Arts in American Studies
University of California, Berkeley
Department of History
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1982–1984
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
United States
Master of Arts in History
University of California, Berkeley
Department of History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1984–1988
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United States
Ph.D. in History
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | W. Turrentine Jackson Award | An American Vision: Far Western Landscape and National Culture, 1820–1920 | — | William Turrentine Jackson Prize (awarding organization varies) | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Bancroft Prize | Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800–1860 | — | Columbia University (Bancroft Prize committee) | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Caughey Western History Prize | Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800–1860 | — | Western History Association | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Pulitzer Prize (Finalist) | Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800–1860 | History | Pulitzer Prize committee | ファイナリスト |
W. Turrentine Jackson Award
1992
Work:
An American Vision: Far Western Landscape and National Culture, 1820–1920
Organization:
William Turrentine Jackson Prize (awarding organization varies)
Result:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
2012
Work:
Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800–1860
Organization:
Columbia University (Bancroft Prize committee)
Result:
受賞
Caughey Western History Prize
2012
Work:
Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800–1860
Organization:
Western History Association
Result:
受賞
Pulitzer Prize (Finalist)
2012
Work:
Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800–1860
Category:
History
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize committee
Result:
ファイナリスト
Awards & Nominations
American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2023) Winner
Works
Major Works
An American Vision: Far Western Landscape and National Culture, 1820–1920
1991 History / American WestA study of the Far Western landscape and the formation of national culture from the 1820s to the 1920s, analyzing representations of landscape and cultural identity.
landscape representationnational cultureAmerican West
The West in the History of the Nation
2000 History / Edited volumeAn edited volume reexamining the history of the American West within the context of national history, co-written and edited with other scholars.
national history vs regional historywestern history
Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800–1860
2011 History / North American WestA multilayered history of the North American West from 1800 to 1860, examining how empires, nations, and families shaped the region through trade, kinship, and cultural exchange.
empire and nation formationfamily and kinshiptrade and cultural exchange
Born of Lakes and Plains: Mixed-Descent Families and the Making of the American West
2021 History / Social history 480 pagesA recent study that traces the making of the American West through mixed-descent families, reevaluating relationships between Indigenous peoples and white Americans and challenging prevailing narratives.
mixed-descent familiesIndigenous and white relationsfamily history
Bibliography
- An American Vision: Far Western Landscape and National Culture, 1820–1920
- The West in the History of the Nation
- Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the North American West, 1800–1860
- Born of Lakes and Plains: Mixed-Descent Families and the Making of the American West
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and narrativecomparative-historical approacharchive- and primary-source driven narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- family and kin networksborders and exchangelandscape and cultural representation
Legacy
Contributed to the spread of family- and comparative-focused approaches in American West history, particularly noted for work on mixed-descent families and regional formation. Influential through prize-winning scholarship and editorial leadership.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
- Western History Association
Archives
- Center of the American West (related archives)
- Colorado College archives (faculty records, etc.)
Quotes
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"Born of Lakes and Plains" upends prevailing narratives about relations between Indigenous people and white Americans in this sweeping history of the families and relationships that enabled Native peoples to survive into the present.
Source: Publishers Weekly (review) (2021)
Trivia
- Born in St. Louis and raised in Reno, Nevada.
- Longtime faculty at Colorado College; ran the Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies.
- Moved to the University of Oklahoma history faculty in 2016.
- Serves as editor-in-chief of the Western Historical Quarterly.