The CHA is proud to announce the books that are shortlisted for this year’s Wallace K. Ferguson prize. (In alphabetical order).
- Jacob Blanc, The Prestes Column: An Interior History of Modern Brazil. Duke University Press, 2024.
- Stephen Brooke, London, 1984: Conflict and Change in the Radical City. Oxford University Press, 2024.
- Cheryl Krasnick Warsh, Frances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and the Battle Against Thalidomide. Oxford University Press, 2024.
- Matthew Neufeld, Early Modern Naval Health Care in England, 1650-1750. McGill Queen’s University Press, 2024.
- Phi-Van Nguyen, A Displaced Nation: The 1954 Evacuation and its Political Impact on the Vietnam Wars. Cornell University Press, 2024.
Congratulations to all the authors! The winning book will be announced at the CHA’s prize ceremony on June 3rd, 2025.