1972 AWARD: ABOUT THE LIVES OF FOUR GENERATIONS OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY

Chapters in this book

1. i-iv i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NOVEL / FICTION xviii
5. SELECTIONS FROM AWARD-WINNING ENTRIES
6. REMARKS ABOUT THE SELECTIONS CRITERIA 2
7. 1917 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE NOVEL PRIZE 3
8. 1918: AWARD ABOUT THE MIDDLE-AGED FATHER OF AN OLD NEW YORK FAMILY 5
9. 1919 AWARD: ABOUT THE HISTORICAL PATTERNS OF THE GROWTH OF THE NATION 9
10. 1920 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE NOVEL PRIZE 13
11. 1921: AWARD ABOUT THE PICTURE AND ANALYSIS OF A CASTE DURING A PERIOD 15
12. 1922 AWARD: ABOUT THE SYMPATHIC PORTRAIT OF A MIDDLE-CLASS HOME-LIFE 19
13. 1923 AWARD: ABOUT THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A NEBRASKAN IN WORLD WAR ONE 23
14. 1924 AWARD: ABOUT THE FRONTIER LIFE OF THE SCOTTISH PRESBYTERIANS 27
15. 1925 AWARD: ABOUT THE EFFORTS MAKING A DEBT-RIDDEN FARM PROSPEROUS 31
16. 1926: AWARD ABOUT THE PHASES IN THE CAREER OF A MEDICAL RESEARCHER 35
17. 1927 AWARD: ABOUT THE MARRIAGE OF A WOMAN INTO A WEALTHY FAMILY 39
18. 1928 AWARD: ABOUT THE COLLAPSE OF A BRIDGE AND THE FIVE PEOPLE KILLED 43
19. 1929 AWARD: ABOUT THE LIVES OF BLACKS ON A SOUTH CAROLINA PLANTATION 47
20. 1930 AWARD: ABOUT THE RESULTS OF A TRAGIC AMERICAN INDIAN LOVE AFFAIR 51
21. 1931 AWARD: ABOUT THE LIFE OF A WOMAN AND THE AMERICAN SOCIAL SCENE 55
22. 1932 AWARD: ABOUT THE CHINESE FARMER RISING TO A WEALTHY LANDOWNER 59
23. 1933 AWARD: ABOUT THE CRUMBLING OF THE OLD AND THE BIRTH OF A NEW SOUTH 63
24. 1934 AWARD: ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES OF A FAMILY IN THE GEORGIA WILDERNESS 67
25. 1935 AWARD: ABOUT THE LIVING CONDITIONS ON A SMALL MIDWESTERN FARM 71
26. 1936 AWARD: ABOUT THE MIGRATION FROM THE HOP FIELDS TO EASTERN OREGON 75
27. 1937 AWARD: ABOUT THE HUMAN RELATIONS IN THE CIVIL WAR AND AFTERWARDS 79
28. 1938 AWARD: ABOUT THE PERSONAL PORTRAIT OF AN INFLUENTIAL BOSTONIAN 83
29. 1939 AWARD: ABOUT THE COMING OF AGE OF A POOR BOY IN A FLORIDA AREA 87
30. 1940 AWARD: ABOUT THE MIGRATION OF THE DUST BOWL OKIES TO CALIFORNIA 91
31. 1941 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE NOVEL PRIZE 95
32. 1942 AWARD: ABOUT THE FAMILY MEMBERS FROM A VIRGINIA TIDEWATER CITY 97
33. 1943 AWARD: ABOUT THE AMERICANS RECOGNIZING THE THREAT FROM GERMANY 101
34. 1944 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRISON OF LONELINESS OF A VERY SUCCESSFUL MAN 105
35. 1945 AWARD: ABOUT THE AMERICANS IN ITALY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 109
36. 1946 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE NOVEL PRIZE 113
37. 1947 AWARD: ABOUT THE TRAGEDY OF THREE FORMER CHILDHOOD FRIENDS 115
38. 1948 AWARD: ABOUT THE SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS DURING WORLD WAR TWO 119
39. 1949 AWARD: ABOUT THE DEEPER MEANING OF HUMAN CONFLICT SITUATIONS 123
40. 1950 AWARD: ABOUT THE DREAM OF THE RICH LANDS IN THE AMERICAN WEST 127
41. 1951 AWARD: ABOUT THE AMERICAN PIONEERS ON THE WAY TO CIVILIZATION 131
42. 1952 AWARD: ABOUT THE LIVES OF MEN ON SHIPBOARD AND THEIR PROBLEMS 135
43. 1953 AWARD: ABOUT THE OLD FISHERMAN IN THE WORLD OF THE GULF STREAM 139
44. 1954 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE FICTION PRIZE 143
45. 1955 AWARD: ABOUT THE REVOLT OF A FRENCH ARMY UNIT IN WORLD WAR ONE 145
46. 1956 AWARD: ABOUT THE CONFEDERATE PRISON STOCKADE IN THE CIVIL WAR 149
47. 1957 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE FICTION PRIZE 153
48. 1958 AWARD: ABOUT THE DEATH IN A CLOSELY KNIT FAMILY FROM TENNESSEE 155
49. 1959 AWARD: ABOUT THE JOURNEY OF A FATHER AND HIS SON TO CALIFORNIA 159
50. 1960 AWARD: ABOUT THE SMOKE-FILLED COMMITTEE ROOMS OF THE U. S. SENATE 163
51. 1961 AWARD: ABOUT THE YEARS OF DEPRESSION IN A SMALL ALABAMA TOWN 167
52. 1962 AWARD: ABOUT THE PORTRAIT OF A PRIEST AND IRISH-AMERICAN LIFE 171
53. 1963 AWARD: ABOUT THE JOURNEY OF THREE MISSISSIPPI BOYS TO MEMPHIS 175
54. 1964 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE FICTION PRIZE 179
55. 1965 AWARD: ABOUT THE LIVES OF BLACKS AND WHITES AT THE GULF COAST 181
56. 1966 AWARD: ABOUT THE ASSEMBLED TALES AND STORIES ON VARIOUS TOPICS 185
57. 1967 AWARD: ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATION FROM A LITTLE MAN INTO A BIG ONE 189
58. 1968 AWARD: ABOUT THE REVOLT LED BY AN OUTSTANDING BLACK PREACHER 193
59. 1969 AWARD: ABOUT THE ROOTS AND THE SOUL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN 197
60. 1970 AWARD: ABOUT THE THIRTY STORIES FROM AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN AREAS 201
61. 1971 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE FICTION PRIZE 205
62. 1972 AWARD: ABOUT THE LIVES OF FOUR GENERATIONS OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY 207
63. 1973 AWARD: ABOUT THE MEMORIES OF GROWING UP IN A MISSISSIPPI TOWN 211
64. 1974 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE FICTION PRIZE 215
65. 1975 AWARD: ABOUT THE MOST CRUCIAL BATTLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR TIME 217
66. 1976 AWARD: ABOUT THE TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS OF THE AMERICAN ARTIST 221
67. 1977 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE FICTION PRIZE 225
68. 1978 AWARD: ABOUT THE LIFE AT THE BORDERLINE OF BLACK AND WHITE AMERICA 227
69. 1979 AWARD: ABOUT THE SIXTY-ONE STORIES DEALING WITH A LONG-LOST WORLD 231
70. 1980 AWARD: ABOUT THE CRIME AND PUNISHMENT OF A CONVICTED MURDERER 235
71. 1981 AWARD: ABOUT THE RENDERING OF REAL LIFE IN DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS 239
72. 1982 AWARD: ABOUT THE CHIEF SALES REPRESENTATIVE OF A MOTOR COMPANY 243
73. 1983 AWARD: ABOUT THE HEROIC LIVES OF TWO SEPARATED AMERICAN SISTERS 247
74. 1984 AWARD: ABOUT THE RETURN OF A FORMER BASEBALL PLAYER TO ALBANY 251
75. 1985 AWARD: ABOUT THE CROSSING OF THE PATHS OF TWO AMERICAN ACADEMICS 255
76. 1986 AWARD: ABOUT THE CATTLE DRIVE OPERATIONS FROM TEXAS TO MONTANA 259
77. 1987 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRIVILEGED SOCIETY OF WELLBORN TENNESSEAN PEOPLE 263
78. 1988 AWARD: ABOUT THE LIFE OF A FORMER SLAVE IN POST-CIVIL WAR OHIO 267
79. 1989 AWARD: ABOUT THE RETROSPECT ON AN ENTIRE LIFE OF A MARRIAGE 271
80. 1990 AWARD: ABOUT THE VARIOUS SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF AN ERA IN MUSIC 275
81. 1991 AWARD: ABOUT THE LOOKING FOR REASONS TO LIVE AT LATE MIDDLE AGE 279
82. 1992 AWARD: ABOUT THE VERY SPECIAL WORLD OF A THRIVING FARM IN IOWA 283
83. 1993 AWARD: ABOUT THE MANY VIETNAMESE EXPATRIATES LIVING IN AMERICA 287
84. 1994 AWARD: ABOUT THE CRACKED-UP CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE 291
85. WINNERS OF THE NOVEL /FICTION AWARD, 1995 – 2005 295
86. INDEX 297
87. 302-306 302