| 2025 | America, América: A New History of the New World | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2025 | America, América | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | America, América: A New History of the New World | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | America, América | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | America, América: A New History of the New World | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | America, América | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | America, América: A New History of the New World | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | America, América: A New History of the New World | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2020 | The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2019 | The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | The End of the Myth | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World | Bancroft Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2015 | Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Empire Of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, And Deception In The New World | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | The Empire of Necessity | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Empire of Necessity | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2010 | Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography | |
| 2009 | Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Fordlandia | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |