Goldsmith Book Prize

Goldsmith Book Prize

Harold Holzer won the 2016 Goldsmith Book Prize in the trade category for Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion.
Harold Holzer won the 2016 Goldsmith Book Prize in the trade category for Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion.

About the Award

The Goldsmith Book Prize is awarded to the trade and academic book published in the United States in the last 24 months that best fulfills the objective of improving democratic governance through an examination of the intersection between the media, politics and public policy. Recent Goldsmith Book Prizes have been awarded to books about political journalism, the history of news, news and political polarization, internet freedom, local news and digital democracy. Books that are not on the topic of media and politics will not be considered. Visit GoldsmithAwards.org to learn more.