The James F. Sulzby Award

The Alabama Historical Association sponsors the James F. Sulzby Award to honor the founding president and longtime secretary of the Association. The prize recognizes excellence in a book published in the previous two years that has made the most significant contribution to greater knowledge and appreciation of Alabama history.

The winner of the James F. Sulzby Award in 2013:

Maxwell, Jerry H. The Perfect Lion: The Life and Death of Confederate Artillerist John Pelham. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2011.

The next Sulzby Award will be presented in 2015.

View a list of Sulzby Award winners.