David Nasaw
Encyclopedia
David Nasaw is an author
and a professor of American History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
, where he is also chairman of the Center for the Humanities. He received his PhD from Columbia University
. He is the father of Washington-based BBC
journalist Daniel Nasaw.
He is currently at work on a biography of Joseph Kennedy.
Author
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and a professor of American History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
, where he is also chairman of the Center for the Humanities. He received his PhD from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He is the father of Washington-based BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
journalist Daniel Nasaw.
He is currently at work on a biography of Joseph Kennedy.
Awards
- 2001 – Bancroft PrizeBancroft PrizeThe Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948 by a bequest from Frederic Bancroft...
- 2001 – Ambassador Book AwardAmbassador Book AwardThe Ambassador Book Award is awarded annually by the English Speaking Union. It recognizes important literary works that contribute to the understanding and interpretation of American life and culture. Winners of the award are considered literary ambassadors who provide, in the best contemporary...
- 2001 – J. Anthony Lukas Book PrizeJ. Anthony Lukas Book PrizeThe J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize is an annual award in the amount of $10,000 given to a book that exemplifies, "literary grace, a commitment to serious research and social concern.” The prize is given by the Nieman Foundation and by the Columbia University School of Journalism. The prize is named...
- 2006 – American History Book PrizeAmerican History Book PrizeThe New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize or simply the American History Book Prize is an American literary award given annually by the New-York Historical Society for an adult non-fiction book on American history or biography copyrighted in the year of the award "that is...
Books
- Andrew Carnegie (Penguin Press, 2006).
- The Chief: Life and Times of William Randolph Hearst (Houghton Mifflin, 2000).
- Going Out: The Rise and Fall of Public Amusements (Basic Books, 1993).
- Children of the City: At Work and at Play (Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1985; Oxford University Press, 1986).
- Schooled to Order: A Social History of Public Schooling in United States (Oxford University Press, 1979, 1980).