D. B. Hardeman Prize Winners

The D.B. Hardeman Prize is awarded by the LBJ Foundation for the best book on the U.S. Congress, from the fields of biography, history, journalism, an ...more

Winners

	The American Warfare State: The Domestic Politics of Military Spending by Rebecca U. Thorpe 3.57 avg rating — 23 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The American Senate: An Insider's History by Neil MacNeil 3.79 avg rating — 100 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Congressional Parties, Institutional Ambition, and the Financing of Majority Control by Eric S. Heberlig it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating D. B. Hardeman Prize (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Rubicon: Congress, Presidents, and the Politics of Waging War by Douglas L. Kriner 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U. S. Senate by Frances E. Lee 4.09 avg rating — 32 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Delaying the Dream: Southern Senators and the Fight Against Civil Rights, 1938-1965 by Keith M. Finley really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers by William G. Howell 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Congress and the Cold War by Robert David Johnson 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy by David M. Barrett liked it 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Washington Gone Crazy: Senator Pat McCarran and the Great American Communist Hunt by Michael J. Ybarra (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great American Statesman and Diplomat by Don Oberdorfer 4.19 avg rating — 43 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro 4.39 avg rating — 21,429 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century by John A. Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 193 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wright Patman: Populism, Liberalism, and the American Dream by Nancy Beck Young 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sizing Up the Senate: The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation by Frances E. Lee 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taxing America: Wilbur D. Mills, Congress, and the State, 1945-1975 by Julian E. Zelizer 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daniel Webster: The Man and His Time by Robert V. Remini 4.30 avg rating — 116 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arguing about Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress by William Lee Miller 4.42 avg rating — 224 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress by Carol M. Swain really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Rage for Justice: The Passion and Politics of Phillip Burton by John Jacobs 4.32 avg rating — 34 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Richard B. Russell, Jr., Senator From Georgia by Gilbert C. Fite 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Transformation of the U.S. Senate by Barbara Sinclair 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Signals from the Hill: Congressional Oversight and the Challenge of Social Regulation by Christopher H. Foreman, Jr. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Artful Work: The Politics of Social Security Reform by Paul C. Light 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1988)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy by David M. Oshinsky 3.99 avg rating — 137 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1986)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Decline and Resurgence of Congress by James L. Sundquist 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1984)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Congress and Money: Budgeting, Spending and Taxing by Allen Schick 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1982)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Style: House Members in Their Districts (Longman Classics Series) by Richard F. Fenno Jr. 4.16 avg rating — 105 ratings D. B. Hardeman Prize (1980)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars