May 14, 1999

Bancroft Prizes

Columbia University has announced the recipients of the 1999 Bancroft Prizes for books of exceptional merit in American history, biography, or diplomacy. Following is a list of the recipients, their affiliations, and the titles of their books.

Ira Berlin, professor of history, U. of Maryland at College Park: Many Thousands Gone: the First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America (Belknap Press).

Jill Lepore, assistant professor

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