Bancroft Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 43 (1990) Winner
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Edition 53 (2000) Winner
James Hart Merrell
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James Hart Merrell
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-01-01 （Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor
- Active Years
- 1984-
- Affiliations
- Vassar College (faculty), Newberry Library (Fellow), Northwestern University (visiting/professor)
- Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize for History — Finalist for Into the American Woods
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Oxford University | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Johns Hopkins University | — | — | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Lawrence University
Country:
United States
Oxford University
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied as a Rhodes Scholar
Johns Hopkins University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Frederick Jackson Turner Award | The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact through the Era of Removal | — | Organization of American Historians / related | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Merle Curti Award | The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact through the Era of Removal | — | Organization of American Historians | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Bancroft Prize | The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact through the Era of Removal | — | Columbia University / Bancroft Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Bancroft Prize | Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier | — | Columbia University / Bancroft Prize committee | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
1991
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Frederick Jackson Turner Award
1990
Work:
The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact through the Era of Removal
Organization:
Organization of American Historians / related
Result:
受賞
Merle Curti Award
1990
Work:
The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact through the Era of Removal
Organization:
Organization of American Historians
Result:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
1990
Work:
The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact through the Era of Removal
Organization:
Columbia University / Bancroft Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
2000
Work:
Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier
Organization:
Columbia University / Bancroft Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact through the Era of Removal
1989 History (Native American history)A scholarly study focused on the Catawba people, examining interactions, negotiations, and social change from European contact through the era of removal, grounded in primary sources.
Native perspectivesColonial-era negotiationCultural and social change
Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier
2000 History (Frontier studies)An examination of negotiators on the Pennsylvania frontier and the political and social negotiation processes between Native peoples and settlers.
Negotiation and diplomacyFrontier politicsRelations between Native peoples and settlers
Bibliography
- The Indians' New World: Catawbas and Their Neighbors from European Contact through the Era of Removal (1989)
- Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier (2000)
- Peter C. Mancall; James Hart Merrell, eds. (2000). American encounters: natives and newcomers from European contact to Indian removal, 1500-1850 (editor/co-editor)
- Daniel K. Richter; James H. Merrell, eds. (2003). Beyond the covenant chain: the Iroquois and their neighbors in Indian North America, 1600-1800 (editor/co-editor)
- Other edited volumes and contributions (numerous essays and edited works)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, evidence-based prose grounded in primary sourcesClear and persuasive analytical style
- Recurring Motifs
- Emphasis on Native perspectivesScenes of negotiation and diplomacyBoundaries and movement
Legacy
A highly regarded historian of colonial American and Native American history. Notable for winning the Bancroft Prize twice and for substantial contributions to scholarship and teaching, particularly at Vassar College.
Trivia
- One of the few historians to have won the Bancroft Prize twice.
- Studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.