Welcome to the Journal of American History (JAH) online. Published four times a year, the JAH is the leading scholarly publication and the journal of record in American history. In addition to our print issues, the JAH creates a wide range of online projects, including our biannual Teaching the JAH and special projects such as “Through the Eye of Katrina” and “American Faces.” Organization of American History (OAH) members also have access to our vast citation database, Recent Scholarship Online. The JAH also makes selected content freely available, including Web site reviews, the “Textbooks and Teaching” section, and the “Recent Scholarship” print listing; see individual issue pages for details.
Announcements
Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Article Prize
The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Article Prize, for the best article published in 2007 by a woman in any area of history, was won by Andrea Friedman for her “The Strange Career of Annie Lee Moss: Rethinking Race, Gender, and McCarthyism,” which appeared in the September 2007 JAH. Continue reading >
Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award
The 2007 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award was won by Beth Bailey for her “The Army in the Marketplace: Recruiting an All-Volunteer Force,” which appeared in the June 2007 JAH. Continue reading >
Binkley-Stephenson Award
The Binkley-Stephenson Award was presented to Kate Masur for her article “‘A Rare Phenomenon of Philological Vegetation’: The Word “Contraband” and the Meanings of Emancipation in the United States,” which appeared in the March 2007 JAH. Continue reading >
Louis Pelzer Memorial Award
The Louis Pelzer Memorial Award was given to Sarah Keyes of the University of Southern California for her essay “‘Like a Roaring Lion’: The Overland Trail as a Sonic Conquest.” It will appear in a future issue of the JAH. Continue reading >
