Finalist: Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America , by J. Anthony Lukas (Simon & Schuster )
The Jury
The Jury
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich(chair )*
Phillips Professor of Early American History
William C. Davis
independent scholar
Alan Taylor*
professor of History
Winners in History
1998 Prize Winners
George Gershwin
Awarded posthumously, commemorating the centennial year of his birth, for his distinguished and enduring contributions to American music.
Linda Greenhouse
For her consistently illuminating coverage of the United States Supreme Court.
Staff
For its comprehensive coverage of a botched bank robbery and subsequent police shoot-out in North Hollywood.