Albert B. Corey Prize
The Albert B. Corey Prize, awarded for the first time in 1967, is sponsored jointly by the American Historical Association and the Canadian Historical Association. This biennial prize is awarded in even numbered years for the best book on Canadian-American relations or on the history of both countries. The prize was approved in 1963 by the Councils of both Associations in honor of Albert B. Corey (1898–1963), one-time chair of the American section of the AHA-CHA Joint Committee, who first proposed such an award to encourage the study of Canadian-US relations. The awarding of the prize was formally ratified in 1966, after funding for the prize was secured. See the list of past recipients.
The 2020 prize is administered by the Canadian Historical Association. Complete submission information can be found on the CHA website.
The prize will be awarded on 2 June 2020 at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association at Western University. Books bearing an imprint of 2018 or 2019 are eligible for the 2020 prize. The deadline for entries is December 31, 2019.
2018 Corey Prize
Ann M. Little, Colorado State University
The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright (Yale Univ. Press)
In a large pool of excellent submissions, Ann Little’s The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright stood out for its narrative grace and methodological innovation. Little makes a signal contribution to the history of early America by tracing border crossings involving indigenous nations and what would become Canada and the United States from heretofore unexplored perspectives of communities of women.