2007 CDA Book Award Winners
The recipients are:
AWARD
Title:
Team of Rivals, The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Author:
About
In Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin delivers a masterful portrait of Abraham Lincoln and the ambitious men he defeated—then united—in the battle to save the Union. As Lincoln rose from obscurity to clinch the 1860 Republican nomination over William Seward, Salmon Chase, and Edward Bates, he stunned rivals who considered themselves more accomplished. Yet it was Lincoln’s empathy, humility, and political brilliance that enabled him to build a cabinet of former adversaries, earning their respect and loyalty. Set against the backdrop of secession and civil war, this compelling biography reveals how Lincoln’s leadership reshaped the presidency and preserved the nation.
CITATION
Title:
Jamestown, the Buried Truth
Author:
William M. Kelso
About
William M. Kelson analyzes evidence unearthed during excavations at Jamestown, specifically at James Fort, to shed light on the daily lives of the colonists, their relationship with Native Americans, and the hardships they endured.
CITATION
Title:
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Author:
Nathaniel Philbrick
About
How did America begin? That simple question launches the acclaimed author of In the Hurricane’s Eye and Valiant Ambition on an extraordinary journey to understand the truth behind our most sacred national myth: the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth Colony. As Philbrick reveals in this electrifying history of the Pilgrims, the story of Plymouth Colony was a fifty-five year epic that began in peril and ended in war. New England erupted into a bloody conflict that nearly wiped out the English colonists and natives alike. These events shaped the existing communites and the country that would grow from them.
YOUNG READERS' AWARD
Title:
Saving the Buffalo
Author:
Albert Marrin
About
The American Bison, or buffalo, was once considered the symbol of the United States. This compelling story tells how it reached the brink of extinction, and how it was saved.
Saving the Buffalo explores the astonishing fate of these huge animals. There is no simple answer to their near extinction. The interplay of natural forces and people, both Native.Americans and settlers, played a critical role in the story of this American symbol. Many thousands of buffalo roamed the Great Plains for centuries. The first Native Americans had more than 100 uses for the buffalo, but only killed as many as they needed.