Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1967) Winner
William Wilhartz Freehling
ウィリアム・W・フリーヘリング
William Wilhartz Freehling
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-12-26 （Chicago, Illinois, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chicago, Illinois → Berkeley, California (study/teaching) → Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard study/teaching) → Ann Arbor, Michigan (teaching) → Baltimore, Maryland (Johns Hopkins University teaching) → Buffalo, New York (teaching) → Lexington, Kentucky (Singletary Professor of the Humanities) → Virginia (Senior Fellow, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor
- Active Years
- 1960-
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), University of Kentucky (Singletary Professor of the Humanities), Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (Senior Fellow)
- Influenced By
- Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Kenneth M. Stampp
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard College | — | — | B.A. | 1954–1958 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | History | M.A. | 1959–1964 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | History | Ph.D. | 1959–1964 | United States |
Harvard College
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1954–1958
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
United States
Graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Undergraduate honors thesis advised by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
University of California, Berkeley
History
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1959–1964
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
United States
M.A. and Ph.D. studies; Kenneth M. Stampp served as dissertation supervisor.
University of California, Berkeley
History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1959–1964
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
United States
Ph.D. awarded; dissertation focused on the American South and nullification/secession controversies.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Allan Nevins Prize | — | — | Society of American Historians | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Bancroft Prize | Prelude to Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina | — | Columbia University (Bancroft Prize) | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Senior Fellow | — | — | Virginia Foundation for the Humanities | 任命 |
| 2007 | Louis R. Gottschalk Lecture | — | — | University of Louisville (Louis R. Gottschalk Lectures) | 講演 |
Allan Nevins Prize
1965
Organization:
Society of American Historians
Result:
受賞
Bancroft Prize
1967
Work:
Prelude to Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina
Organization:
Columbia University (Bancroft Prize)
Result:
受賞
Senior Fellow
2011
Organization:
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Result:
任命
Louis R. Gottschalk Lecture
2007
Organization:
University of Louisville (Louis R. Gottschalk Lectures)
Result:
講演
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Road to Disunion: Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854
1991 History (American South, Secession)First volume analyzing the political development of secessionist sentiment in the American South from 1776 to 1854.
SecessionAmerican SouthPolitical history
The Road to Disunion: Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant, 1854-1861
2007 History (American South, Secession)Second volume covering the rise and triumph of secessionist forces from 1854 to 1861 and the political and social causes of disunion.
SecessionSlaveryPolitical conflict
Prelude to Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina, 1816-1836
1967 History (Southern history, Political history)A study of the nullification controversy in South Carolina and its role in escalating tensions between the South and the federal government. Winner of the Bancroft Prize.
NullificationSectionalismConstitutional and federalism issues
The Reintegration of American History: Slavery and the Civil War
1994 History (Slavery, Civil War)An essay collection reassessing slavery and the Civil War and discussing their place in a reintegrated American history.
SlaveryCivil WarHistorical synthesis
The South vs. the South: How Anti-Confederate Southerners Shaped the Course of the Civil War
2001 History (Internal Southern conflicts)Examines how anti-Confederate Southerners influenced the course and character of the Civil War.
Internal conflictSocial historySouthern society
Becoming Lincoln
2018 Biography / HistoryA biographical study of Abraham Lincoln's formative years, tracing his development into a national politician.
BiographyPolitical formation19th-century America
Bibliography
- The Road to Disunion: Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854
- The Road to Disunion: Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant, 1854-1861
- Prelude to Civil War: The Nullification Controversy in South Carolina, 1816-1836
- The Reintegration of American History: Slavery and the Civil War
- The South vs. the South: How Anti-Confederate Southerners Shaped the Course of the Civil War
- Becoming Lincoln
- Showdown in Virginia: The 1861 Convention and the Fate of the Union (ed.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, evidence-driven proseAnalytical approach linking political and social history
- Recurring Motifs
- SecessionSectionalismSlavery and its political effects
Legacy
William W. Freehling is a highly regarded historian of the American South whose work on political division and the causes of the Civil War—especially Prelude to Civil War, which won the Bancroft Prize—has had significant influence in the field.
Academic Societies
- Society of American Historians (associated)
- Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (associated)
Archives
- University of Kentucky or related institutional archives (details unknown)
Trivia
- Graduated Harvard College in 1958 and was elected Phi Beta Kappa.
- Won the Bancroft Prize in 1967 for Prelude to Civil War.
- Taught at multiple universities including Berkeley, Harvard, Michigan, Johns Hopkins, Buffalo, and Kentucky.
- Married twice and has four children.