Rick Atkinson Receives Fraunces Tavern Museum's 2026 Book Award for Revolutionary War History

Fraunces Tavern Museum has selected Rick Atkinson as the recipient of its 2026 Book Award for his publication 'The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777–1780.' The honor will be formally conferred during the annual Battles of Lexington and Concord Dinner, an event organized by Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York, Inc., which manages the museum. This marks Atkinson's second time receiving this distinction, having previously been honored in 2020 for his work 'The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777.' Established in 1972, the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award is presented yearly to recognize outstanding new publications on the American Revolutionary War that demonstrate original research, analytical depth, and literary quality. Paul Dietrich, who chairs the Book Award Committee, commented on this year's selection. The award ceremony underscores the museum's ongoing commitment to promoting scholarly work on early American history.