SHEAR Book & Article Prizes

2007 SHEAR Book and Article Prizes

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The SHEAR book prize is awarded to an original monograph that deals with the period 1776-1861 in America. In order to qualify, the book must make its primary scholarly contribution to the history of the early American republic. Within that period, the book may treat virtually any aspect of history, including political, economic, social, or cultural history, but the book must be an original monograph or a collection of original essays. Editions of primary sources will not be considered, nor will new editions of old books or anthologies of previously published essays. Prizes for “best book” and “best first book” are awarded on an annual basis. Please contact the Executive Coordinator for more details.

Book Prizes 2008

The 2008 SHEAR Book Prize went to Annette Gordon-Reed in recognition of her book entitled The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W.W. Norton and Company, 2008). Gordon-Reed is a professor of law at New York Law School and a professor of history at Rutgers University.

Article Prize 2008:

The 2008 Ralph D. Gray Article Prize went to W. Caleb McDaniel in recognition of his Journal of the Early Republic article entitled “Repealing Unions: American Abolitionists, Irish Repeal, and the Origins of Garrisonian Disunionism” McDaniel is an assistant professor of history at Rice University.






2008 James Broussard Best First Book Prize winner Brian DeLay accepting award in Springfield, IL at Annual Banquet. 2008 Best Book Prize winner Annette Gordon-Reed accepting award in Springfield, IL at Annual Banquet. Article Prize winner W. Caleb McDaniel accepts Article Prize from Prize Committee member Tamara Plakins Thornton.			2007 SHEAR Book and Article Prizes Click here for Book Prize Submission Information The SHEAR book prize is awarded to an original monograph that deals with the period 1776-1861 in America. In order to qualify, the book must make its primary scholarly contribution to the history of the early American republic. Within that period, the book may treat virtually any aspect of history, including political, economic, social, or cultural history, but the book must be an original monograph or a collection of original essays. Editions of primary sources will not be considered, nor will new editions of old books or anthologies of previously published essays. Prizes for “best book” and “best first book” are awarded on an annual basis. Please contact the Executive Coordinator for more details. Book Prizes 2008 The 2008 SHEAR Book Prize went to Annette Gordon-Reed in recognition of her book entitled The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W.W. Norton and Company, 2008). Gordon-Reed is a professor of law at New York Law School and a professor of history at Rutgers University. Article Prize 2008: The 2008 Ralph D. Gray Article Prize went to W. Caleb McDaniel in recognition of his Journal of the Early Republic article entitled “Repealing Unions: American Abolitionists, Irish Repeal, and the Origins of Garrisonian Disunionism” McDaniel is an assistant professor of history at Rice University.