Author record · 2009 to 2023
Pekka Hämäläinen: Awards and Best-of Lists
Pekka Hämäläinen has won 1 award, the Bancroft Prize (2009) for The Comanche Empire, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Indigenous Continent | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | Indigenous Continent | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Indigenous Continent | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Lakota America: A New History of Indigenous Power | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · History | |
| 2019 | Lakota America | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2009 | The Comanche Empire | Bancroft Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2009 | The Comanche Empire | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History |
Books
- Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America5 sources · 2022 to 2023
- Lakota America: A New History of Indigenous Power2 sources · 2019 to 2020
- The Comanche Empire2 sources · 2009