For a distinguished book of the year upon the history of the United States, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
American Education: The National Experience, 1783-1876 , by Lawrence A. Cremin (Harper & Row )
The Jury
The Jury
William H. Goetzmann(Chair)*
Stiles Professor of American Studies and Professor of History, University of Texas at Austin
Suzanne Garment
Associate Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Karl Weintraub
Thomas E. Donnelly Professor of History and Dean of Humanities, University of Chicago
Winners in History
David M. Potter
(A posthumous publication; manuscript finished by Don E. Fehrenbacker.)
1981 Prize Winners
Dave Anderson
For his commentary on sports.
Jonathan Yardley
For his book reviews.