1975 AWARD: ABOUT THE MEMORIES OF A VALLEY IN VIRGINIA

Chapters in this book

1. i-iv i
2. PREFACE v
3. Dedication viii
4. CONTENTS ix
5. INTRODUCTION. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION xv
6. SELECTIONS FROM AWARD-WINNING ENTRIES
7. REMARKS ABOUT THE SELECTIONS CRITERIA 2
8. 1962 AWARD: ABOUT THE U. S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1960 3
9. 1963 AWARD: ABOUT THE EARLY STAGES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR 13
10. 1964 AWARD ABOUT THE ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM IN AMERICAN LIFE 23
11. 1965 AWARD: ABOUT THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF THE AMERICAN CULTURE 33
12. 1966 AWARD: ABOUT THE JOURNEY OF A NATURALIST 43
13. 1967 AWARD: ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF SLAVERY IN WESTERN CULTURE 53
14. 1968 AWARD: ABOUT THE UPCOMMING OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 61
15. 1969 a AWARD: ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PESSIMISM IN AMERICA 71
16. 1969 b AWARD: ABOUT THE ANTI-VIETNAM WAR MOVEMENT IN THE U.S 81
17. 1970 AWARD: ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF GANDHI’S MILITANT NONVIOLENCE 91
18. 1971 AWARD: ABOUT THE DECLINE AND END OF THE JAPANESE EMPIRE 101
19. 1972 AWARD: ABOUT THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN CHINA SINCE 1911 111
20. 1973 a AWARD: ABOUT THE LIVES OF THE U.S. URBAN POOR 121
21. 1973 b AWARD: ABOUT THE INHABITANTS AND THE AMERICANS IN VIETNAM 131
22. 1974 AWARD: ABOUT THE DENIAL OF DEATH BY HUMAN BEINGS 141
23. 1975 AWARD: ABOUT THE MEMORIES OF A VALLEY IN VIRGINIA 151
24. 1976 AWARD: ABOUT THE TRAGEDY OF OLD AGE IN AMERICA 161
25. 1977 AWARD: ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA 171
26. 1978 AWARD: ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN BEINGS 181
27. 1979 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN NATURE 189
28. 1980 AWARD: ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF NEW FORMAL SYSTEMS 199
29. 1981 AWARD: ABOUT THE FIN-DE-SlÈCLE CITY OF VIENNA 209
30. 1982 AWARD: ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS 219
31. 1983 AWARD: ABOUT THE CREEDMOOR PSYCHIATRIC CENTER IN QUEENS 229
32. 1984 AWARD: ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN MEDICINE 239
33. 1985 AWARD: ABOUT THE ORAL HISTORY OF WORLD WAR TWO 249
34. 1986 a AWARD: ABOUT THE MANY AND TROUBLED PEOPLES OF SOUTH AFRICA 259
35. 1986 b AWARD: ABOUT THE INFLUENTIAL POLITICIANS FROM BOSTON 269
36. 1987 AWARD: ABOUT THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN ARABS AND JEWS 279
37. 1988 AWARD: ABOUT THE PIONEERS OF THE ATOMIC BOMB 289
38. 1989 AWARD: ABOUT THE BACKGROUND SZENES OF THE VIETNAM WAR 299
39. 1990 AWARD: ABOUT THE RISE AND FALL OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY 309
40. 1991 AWARD: ABOUT THE TERRESTRIAL WORLD’S PREMIER SOIL TURNER 319
41. 1992 AWARD: ABOUT THE OIL POLICY AND THE WORLD ECONOMY 331
42. 1993 AWARD: ABOUT THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN 341
43. WINNERS OF THE GENERAL NON-FICTION AWARD, 1994–2004 351
44. INDEX 353
45. 361-364 361