David Brion Davis wins National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction

March 13, 2015

Congratulations to Yale Sterling Professor of History Emeritus and Gilder Lehrman Center Founding Director David Brion Davis, who last night won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction for The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation. This is an incredible achievement.

Here is some of coverage of the award ceremony:

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/books/national-book-critics-circle-gives-awards-for-top-2014-titles-1.10052796

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/books/lila-by-marilynne-robinson-honored-as-top-fiction-by-national-book-critics-circle.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/03/12/wins-nbcc-fiction-prize/

Here are some reviews of the book:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/books/review/the-problem-of-slavery-in-the-age-of-emancipation-by-david-brion-davis.html

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117620/problem-slavery-age-emancipation-reviewed

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/mar/20/scholar-who-shaped-history/

Congratulations David!