The New-York Historical Society gives three book prizes annually.
The Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History, prior to 2016 known as The New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize or, simply, the American History Book Prize, is an American literary award given annually by the New-York Historical Society for an adult non-fiction book on American history or biography, copyrighted in the year of the award, "that is distinguished by its scholarship, its literary style and its appeal to a general as well as an academic audience.
"[1] The winner receives an engraved medal, $50,000 cash and the unofficial title of American Historian Laureate.
[1] The inaugural award was presented in 2006 for books published in 2005.
The Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New-York Historical Society was first awarded in 2016 for the best book on military history in the English-speaking world.