ABC-CLIO's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR WINS 2003 SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD
SANTA BARBARA, CA - March 2003 - ABC-CLIO, a leading history reference publisher, announced today that the Encyclopedia of the American Civil War has received a 2003 Society For Military History Distinguished Book Award. The Society for Military History recognizes the best book-length publications in English on military history, whether monograph, bibliography, guide, or other project copyrighted in the previous three calendar years.
"We at ABC-CLIO are pleased that the Encyclopedia of the American Civil War has won a very important award," said Ron Boehm, CEO and Publisher. "This is the first time our company has won a Society for Military History Award, and it hopefully will be the first of many to come."
The Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History, edited by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler, is a five-volume set rich with illustrations, maps, and primary source documents. It contains more than 1,600 entries that chart the war's strategic aims, analyze diplomatic and political maneuvering, describe key military actions, sketch important participants, assess developments in military science, and discuss the social and financial impact of the conflict. This title has also won the following awards:
- Booklist Editors' Choice - 2000
- Library Journal Best Reference Source - 2000
- RUSA/ALA Outstanding Reference Source - 2001
- Dartmouth Honorable Mention Medal - 2001
- Independent Publisher Book Award - 2001
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—February 2001—ABC-CLIO, the award-winning, independent reference publisher, today announced that the Encyclopedia of the American Civil War has received the 2001 Dartmouth Medal Honorable Mention Award. The Dartmouth Award recognizes distinguished achievement relating to the creation of works of reference resources centrally important to libraries and the pursuit of learning.
"We at ABC-CLIO are thrilled that the Encyclopedia of the American Civil War has earned one of the most prestigious awards in the reference publishing community," said Vince Duggan, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "This is the first time our growing company has won the Dartmouth Medal Honorable Mention Award, and it hopefully will be the first of many to come."
The Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History, edited by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler, is a five-volume set rich with illustrations, maps, and primary source documents. It contains more than 1,600 entries that chart the war’s strategic aims, analyze diplomatic and political maneuvering, describe key military actions, sketch important participants, assess developments in military science, and discuss the social and financial impact of the conflict. The title was also named a Booklist Editors’ Choice for 2000.
The Dartmouth Award was established 1974 upon the suggestion of Dean Lathem, Dartmouth College librarian, who acknowledged that no special honor existed in the United States for distinguished achievement relating to the creation of works of reference resources centrally important to libraries and to the pursuit of learning. The American Library Association was accorded complete and independent authority by the college to govern its bestowal. The jury is a committee consisting of four RUSA members and the chair of the ALA Reference Books Bulletin Editorial Board Midwinter.
Reason, May, 2004 by Amy H. Sturgis
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