Missouri History Book Award

The Missouri History Book Award is given annually to the author of the best book written on the history of Missouri and Missourians. Original scholarship in the form of historical biographies, monographs, and/or general studies is eligible for a $1,500 cash award and a citation.

A panel of judges selected by the executive director determines the winner of the award from submissions made by publishers and authors. The deadline for submission of nominations is July 1, 2013, and the winner is announced at the fall annual meeting. A letter of nomination and three copies of the book should be sent to:

Gary R. Kremer
Executive Director
State Historical Society of Missouri
1020 Lowry Street
Columbia, MO
65201-7298

Missouri History Book Award Recipients

2012

Petra DeWitt - Degrees of Allegiance: Harassment and Loyalty in Missouri’s German American Community during World War I

2011

Jared Roll - Spirit of Rebellion: Labor and Religion in the New Cotton South

2010

William Garrett Piston and Thomas P. Sweeney - Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Missouri in the Civil War

2009

Jay H. Buckley - William Clark: Indian Diplomat

2008

Harry Haskell - Boss-Busters and Sin Hounds: Kansas City and Its Star

2007

Stephen Aron - American Confluence: The Missouri Frontier from Borderland to Border State

2006

Daniel W. Pfaff - No Ordinary Joe: A Life of Joseph Pulitzer III

2005

William E. Foley- Wilderness Journey: The Life of William Clark

2004

James C. Olson - Stuart Symington: A Life

2003

Walter A. Schroeder- Opening the Ozarks: A Historical Geography of Missouri’s Ste. Genevieve District, 1760-1830

2002

Harper Barnes - Standing on a Volcano: The Life and Times of David R. Francis

2001

William Garrett Piston and Richard W. Hatcher III - Wilson’s Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It

2000

Robert H. Ferrell - Truman and Pendergast

2000 - Special Award of Merit

Lawrence O. Christensen, William E. Foley, Gary R. Kremer, and Kenneth H. Winn - Dictionary of Missouri Biography

1999

Dominic J. Capeci Jr. - The Lynching of Cleo Wright

1998

Lawrence O. Christensen and Gary R. Kremer - A History of Missouri, Volume IV, 1875-1919

1997

Kenneth C. Kaufman - Dred Scott's Advocate: A Biography of Roswell M. Field

1996

Raymond A. Young - Cultivating Cooperation: A History of the Missouri Farmers Association

1995

Robert H. Ferrell - Harry S. Truman: A Life

1994

Sally M. Miller - From Prairie to Prison: The Life of Social Activist Kate Richards O'Hare

1993

R. Douglas Hurt - Agriculture and Slavery in Missouri's Little Dixie