Pietrusza's "1920: The Year of the Six Presidents" received a "Kirkus" starred review, was honored as a "Kirkus Reviews" "Best Books of 2007" title, and was named an alternate selection of the History Book Club. Historian Richard Norton Smith has listed it as being among the best studies of presidential campaigns. "The Wall Street Journal" ("broad, fluid brush strokes . . . a brisk narrative") rated "1920" as among the Five Best Books on Political Campaigns. Cheatsheet.com ranks "1920" as among the top five "Best Books about Elections."