The Francis
B. Simkins Award
The Francis B. Simkins Award is
given for recognition of the best first book by an author in
the field of southern history over a two-year period. The award
is sponsored jointly with Longwood College and awarded in odd-numbered
years. The winner will be selected from books published during
2007 and 2008 and will be given at the 2009 annual meeting in
Louisville, Kentucky. Copies for consideration should be forwarded no later
than March 1, 2009 to the following committee
members.
Dr.
James R. Grossman
Newberry Library
Research & Education
60 W. Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Dr.
Virginia Shadron
5840 Musket Lane
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Dr. Patricia Sullivan (committee chair)
Department of History
228 Gambrell Hall
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208-0001
The 2007 Francis B. Simkins Award Winners
Kevin M. Kruse won the award for his book White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of
Modern Conservatism,
published by the Princeton University Press, 2005.
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