| Title | Role | Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-Century America | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 1993 | shortlisted |
| Regeneration Through Violence: the Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600–1860 | Author | National Book Award for Nonfiction | 0 | shortlisted |