Author record · 2012 to 2025
John Fabian Witt: Awards and Best-of Lists
John Fabian Witt has won 1 award, the Bancroft Prize (2013) for Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History, with 1 shortlist or finalist place and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2013 | Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History | Bancroft Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2013 | Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2012 | Lincoln's Code | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Lincoln’s Code | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- Lincoln's Code: The Laws of War in American History4 sources · 2012 to 2013
- The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America1 source · 2025