The J. Russell Major Prize is an annual prize given to a historian by the American Historical Association for the best book in English about French history.
The prize was established in memory of J. Russell Major, a distinguished historian who died on December 12, 1998, at the age of 77.
He served as a professor of history at Emory University.
[1] Only the books with a copyright of 2016 are eligible for the 2017 award.
[2] Past winners of the prize include:[3]