Author record · 2006 to 2020

Douglas Brinkley: Awards and Best-of Lists

Douglas Brinkley has won 1 award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (2006) for The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, with 2 longlist or nominee places and 10 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2020American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space RaceAndrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Nonfiction
2016Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of AmericaWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction
2012CronkiteGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · History & Biography
2012CronkiteKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2012CronkiteWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction
2011The Quiet World: Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879-1960The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2009The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for AmericaBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Biography
2009The Wilderness WarriorNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2009The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for AmericaThe Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2009The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for AmericaAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 100
2007Gerald R. FordWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction
2006The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf CoastLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Current Interest
2006The Great DelugeNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction

Books

  1. The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America4 sources · 2009
  2. Cronkite3 sources · 2012
  3. The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast2 sources · 2006
  4. American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race1 source · 2020
  5. Gerald R. Ford1 source · 2007
  6. Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America1 source · 2016
  7. The Quiet World: Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879-19601 source · 2011