Lincoln Prize

Lincoln Prize

The Lincoln Prize, endowed by Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman and administered by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, has been awarded annually since 1991 for the best non-fiction historical work of the year on the American Civil War. It is named for U.S. President Abraham Lincoln [ [http://www.gilderlehrman.org/historians/fellowship2.html The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. For Historians. Fellowships and Prizes ] ] .

Laureates

The prize has been split equally between two entries on three occasions (1992, 2000, and 2008). Recipients of the $50,000 prize have included:

[ [http://www.gettysburg.edu/civilwar/prizes_andscholarships/lincoln_prize/previous_winners.dot Gettysburg College - Previous Winners ] ]

References

ee also

*Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
*Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College
*American Civil War

External links

*http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
*http://www.gettysburg.edu/civilwar/newsdetail.dot?inode=1053567
*http://www.gettysburg.edu/civilwar/prizes_andscholarships/lincoln_prize/


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