John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History
John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History
Michael Vorenberg

Michael Vorenberg Wins 2026 Nau Book Prize

Michael Vorenberg

We are delighted to announce that Professor Michael Vorenberg of Brown University has won the 2026 John L. Nau III Book Prize in American Civil War Era History for his new book, Lincoln's Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War (Knopf, 2025)! 

In addition to winning the Nau Book Prize, Lincoln's Peace was also a finalist for the 2026 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize! 

Thank you to John Rodrigue, Sarah Handley-Cousins, and Kevin Levin for serving on our Book Prize committee, and congratulations to Professor Vorenberg!