Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (1995) Winner
John L. Brooke
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John L. Brooke
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University professor
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Affiliations
- Franklin & Marshall College, Amherst College, Tufts University, Ohio State University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | — | M.A., Ph.D. | — | United States |
Cornell University
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
University of Pennsylvania
Degree:
M.A., Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
Obtained M.A. and Ph.D.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Merle Curti Award | The Heart of the Commonwealth | Intellectual History | Organization of American Historians | winner |
| 1995 | Bancroft Prize | The Refiner's Fire | — | Columbia University | winner |
| 1997 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | fellow |
| — | National Historical Society Book Prize | — | — | National Historical Society | winner |
| — | National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship | — | — | National Endowment for the Humanities | fellowship |
Merle Curti Award
1991
Work:
The Heart of the Commonwealth
Category:
Intellectual History
Organization:
Organization of American Historians
Result:
winner
Bancroft Prize
1995
Work:
The Refiner's Fire
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
1997
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
fellow
National Historical Society Book Prize
Organization:
National Historical Society
Result:
winner
National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship
Organization:
National Endowment for the Humanities
Result:
fellowship
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Heart of the Commonwealth: Society and Political Culture in Worcester County Massachusetts, 1713-1861
1989 HistoryA regional historical study analyzing social structure and political culture in Worcester County, Massachusetts from the 18th to mid-19th century.
regional historypolitical culturecommunity
The Refiner's Fire: The Making of Mormon Cosmology, 1644-1844
1994 History / Religious historyAn academic study tracing the formation of Mormon cosmology and religious thought from the 17th century through the early 19th century.
religious historycosmologyAmerican religion
Climate Change and the Course of Global History: A Rough Journey
2014 Environmental history / Global historyA study examining the impacts of climate change on human history and societies from a global perspective.
climate historyenvironmental historyglobal history
There Is A North
2019 EssaysA collection of essays or reflections themed around the North (published by Massachusetts Press).
regionalitylandscapememory
Bibliography
- The Heart of the Commonwealth: Society and Political Culture in Worcester County Massachusetts, 1713-1861 (1989; 2nd ed. 2005)
- The Refiner's Fire: The Making of Mormon Cosmology, 1644-1844 (1994)
- Climate Change and the Course of Global History: A Rough Journey (2014)
- There Is A North (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly and analytical proseDetailed, source-based narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- community and political culturereligious cosmologiesenvironmental and climatic impacts
Legacy
A historian influential in American history, religious history, and environmental history. Recipient of major academic honors such as the Bancroft Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship, contributing significantly to university teaching and scholarship.
Academic Societies
- Organization of American Historians
Trivia
- Born in 1953; age listed as 71–72 in the referenced article.
- Earned undergraduate degree at Cornell and M.A./Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania.