The Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize was created to emphasize the interdisciplinary importance of the Great Plains in today’s publishing and educational market. Only first edition, full-length, nonfiction books are evaluated for the award. The author of the winning title will receive a $5,000 cash prize and will be invited to present a lecture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

The Center for Great Plains Studies is pleased to announce the winner of the 4th Annual Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize.

The Comanche Empire Pekka Hämäläinen Associate Professor of History University of California at Santa Barbara Publisher: Yale University Press Complete press release   Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize Lecture on November 18, 2009