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Volume 8 Biography / Autobiography Awards 1917-1992
This chapter is in the book Volume 8 Biography / Autobiography Awards 1917-1992

Chapters in this book

  1. I-LXX I
  2. SELECTIONS FROM AWARD-WINNING ENTRIES
  3. REMARKS ABOUT THE SELECTIONS CRITERIA 2
  4. 1917 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET JULIA WARD HOWE 3
  5. 1918 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 9
  6. 1919 AWARD: ABOUT THE HISTORIAN HENRY ADAMS 13
  7. 1920 AWARD: ABOUT THE JUSTICE JOHN MARSHALL 19
  8. 1921 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR EDWARD BOK 25
  9. 1922 AWARD: ABOUT THE SETTLER ISABEL McCLINTOCK 31
  10. 1923 AWARD: ABOUT THE DIPLOMAT WALTER H. PAGE 37
  11. 1924 AWARD: ABOUT THE PHYSICIST MICHAEL PUPIN 41
  12. 1925 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDUCATOR BARRETT WENDELL 47
  13. 1926 AWARD: ABOUT THE PHYSICIAN WILLIAM OSLER 53
  14. 1927 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET WALT WHITMAN 59
  15. 1928 AWARD: ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR THEODORE THOMAS 63
  16. 1929 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDITOR WALTER H. PAGE 69
  17. 1930 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN SAM HOUSTON 73
  18. 1931 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDUCATOR CHARLES W. ELIOT 77
  19. 1932 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT 83
  20. 1933 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND 89
  21. 1934 AWARD: ABOUT THE DIPLOMAT JOHN HAY 95
  22. 1935 AWARD: ABOUT THE GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE 99
  23. 1936 AWARD: ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGIST WILLIAM JAMES 105
  24. 1937 AWARD: ABOUT THE SECRETARY HAMILTON FISH 109
  25. 1938a AWARD: ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHER BRONSON ALCOTT 115
  26. 1938b AWARD: ABOUT THE GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON 121
  27. 1939 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 125
  28. 1940 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON 131
  29. 1941 AWARD: ABOUT THE THEOLOGIAN JONATHAN EDWARDS 135
  30. 1942 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR HARRIET BEECHER STOWE 141
  31. 1943 AWARD: ABOUT THE ADMIRAL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 147
  32. 1944 AWARD: ABOUT THE INVENTOR SAMUEL MORSE 151
  33. 1945 AWARD: ABOUT THE HISTORIAN GEORGE BANCROFT 155
  34. 1946 AWARD: ABOUT THE NATURALIST JOHN MUIR 159
  35. 1947 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDITOR WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE 163
  36. 1948 AWARD: ABOUT THE POLITICIAN JOHN BIGELOW 169
  37. 1949 AWARD: ABOUT THE SECRETARY HARRY L. HOPKINS 173
  38. 1950 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 179
  39. 1951 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN JOHN C. CALHOUN 183
  40. 1952 AWARD: ABOUT THE JURIST CHARLES EVANS HUGHES 189
  41. 1953 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN EDMUND PENDLETON 193
  42. 1954 AWARD: ABOUT THE AVIATOR CHARLES LINDBERGH 197
  43. 1955 AWARD: ABOUT THE SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT 203
  44. 1956 AWARD: ABOUT THE ARCHITECT B. HENRY LATROBE 207
  45. 1957 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN DANIEL WEBSTER 213
  46. 1958 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON 219
  47. 1959 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON 223
  48. 1960 AWARD: ABOUT THE ADMIRAL JOHN PAUL JONES 229
  49. 1961 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN CHARLES SUMNER 235
  50. 1962 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 239
  51. 1963 AWARD: ABOUT THE NOVELIST HENRY JAMES 241
  52. 1964 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET JOHN KEATS 247
  53. 1965 AWARD: ABOUT THE HISTORIAN HENRY ADAMS 251
  54. 1966 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY 255
  55. 1967 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR MARK TWAIN 259
  56. 1968 AWARD: ABOUT THE DIPLOMAT GEORGE F. KENNAN 263
  57. 1969 AWARD: ABOUT THE PHILANTHROPIST JOHN QUINN 267
  58. 1970 AWARD: ABOUT THE GOVERNOR HUEY P. LONG 273
  59. 1971 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET ROBERT FROST 279
  60. 1972 AWARD: ABOUT THE FIRST LADY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT 285
  61. 1973 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESSMAN HENRY LUCE 289
  62. 1974 AWARD: ABOUT THE DRAMATIST EUGENE O’NEILL 295
  63. 1975 AWARD: ABOUT THE MASTERBUILDER ROBERT MOSES 301
  64. 1976 AWARD: ABOUT THE NOVELIST EDITH WHARTON 305
  65. 1977 AWARD: ABOUT THE ADVENTURER THOMAS E. LAWRENCE 311
  66. 1978 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR SAMUEL JOHNSON 317
  67. 1979 AWARD: ABOUT THE RABBI LEO BAECK 321
  68. 1980 AWARD: ABOUT THE COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT 327
  69. 1981 AWARD: ABOUT THE CZAR PETER THE GREAT 331
  70. 1982 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT 335
  71. 1983 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR RUSSELL BAKER 339
  72. 1984 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDUCATOR BOOKER T. WASHINGTON 345
  73. 1985 AWARD: ABOUT THE THEOLOGIAN COTTON MATHER 351
  74. 1986 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET LOUISE BOGAN 357
  75. 1987 AWARD: ABOUT THE REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER KING 361
  76. 1988 AWARD: ABOUT THE NOVELIST THOMAS WOLFE 367
  77. 1989 AWARD: ABOUT THE DRAMATIST OSCAR WILDE 373
  78. 1990 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI 377
  79. 1991 AWARD: ABOUT THE PAINTER JACKSON POLLOCK 381
  80. 1992 AWARD: ABOUT THE ATTORNEY LEWIS PULLER 387
  81. WINNERS OF THE BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY AWARD, 1993–2003 391
  82. INDEX 393
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110972139.2

Chapters in this book

  1. I-LXX I
  2. SELECTIONS FROM AWARD-WINNING ENTRIES
  3. REMARKS ABOUT THE SELECTIONS CRITERIA 2
  4. 1917 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET JULIA WARD HOWE 3
  5. 1918 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 9
  6. 1919 AWARD: ABOUT THE HISTORIAN HENRY ADAMS 13
  7. 1920 AWARD: ABOUT THE JUSTICE JOHN MARSHALL 19
  8. 1921 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR EDWARD BOK 25
  9. 1922 AWARD: ABOUT THE SETTLER ISABEL McCLINTOCK 31
  10. 1923 AWARD: ABOUT THE DIPLOMAT WALTER H. PAGE 37
  11. 1924 AWARD: ABOUT THE PHYSICIST MICHAEL PUPIN 41
  12. 1925 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDUCATOR BARRETT WENDELL 47
  13. 1926 AWARD: ABOUT THE PHYSICIAN WILLIAM OSLER 53
  14. 1927 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET WALT WHITMAN 59
  15. 1928 AWARD: ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR THEODORE THOMAS 63
  16. 1929 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDITOR WALTER H. PAGE 69
  17. 1930 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN SAM HOUSTON 73
  18. 1931 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDUCATOR CHARLES W. ELIOT 77
  19. 1932 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT 83
  20. 1933 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND 89
  21. 1934 AWARD: ABOUT THE DIPLOMAT JOHN HAY 95
  22. 1935 AWARD: ABOUT THE GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE 99
  23. 1936 AWARD: ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGIST WILLIAM JAMES 105
  24. 1937 AWARD: ABOUT THE SECRETARY HAMILTON FISH 109
  25. 1938a AWARD: ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHER BRONSON ALCOTT 115
  26. 1938b AWARD: ABOUT THE GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON 121
  27. 1939 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 125
  28. 1940 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON 131
  29. 1941 AWARD: ABOUT THE THEOLOGIAN JONATHAN EDWARDS 135
  30. 1942 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR HARRIET BEECHER STOWE 141
  31. 1943 AWARD: ABOUT THE ADMIRAL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 147
  32. 1944 AWARD: ABOUT THE INVENTOR SAMUEL MORSE 151
  33. 1945 AWARD: ABOUT THE HISTORIAN GEORGE BANCROFT 155
  34. 1946 AWARD: ABOUT THE NATURALIST JOHN MUIR 159
  35. 1947 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDITOR WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE 163
  36. 1948 AWARD: ABOUT THE POLITICIAN JOHN BIGELOW 169
  37. 1949 AWARD: ABOUT THE SECRETARY HARRY L. HOPKINS 173
  38. 1950 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 179
  39. 1951 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN JOHN C. CALHOUN 183
  40. 1952 AWARD: ABOUT THE JURIST CHARLES EVANS HUGHES 189
  41. 1953 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN EDMUND PENDLETON 193
  42. 1954 AWARD: ABOUT THE AVIATOR CHARLES LINDBERGH 197
  43. 1955 AWARD: ABOUT THE SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT 203
  44. 1956 AWARD: ABOUT THE ARCHITECT B. HENRY LATROBE 207
  45. 1957 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN DANIEL WEBSTER 213
  46. 1958 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON 219
  47. 1959 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON 223
  48. 1960 AWARD: ABOUT THE ADMIRAL JOHN PAUL JONES 229
  49. 1961 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN CHARLES SUMNER 235
  50. 1962 AWARD: ABOUT THE WITHHOLD OF THE BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 239
  51. 1963 AWARD: ABOUT THE NOVELIST HENRY JAMES 241
  52. 1964 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET JOHN KEATS 247
  53. 1965 AWARD: ABOUT THE HISTORIAN HENRY ADAMS 251
  54. 1966 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY 255
  55. 1967 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR MARK TWAIN 259
  56. 1968 AWARD: ABOUT THE DIPLOMAT GEORGE F. KENNAN 263
  57. 1969 AWARD: ABOUT THE PHILANTHROPIST JOHN QUINN 267
  58. 1970 AWARD: ABOUT THE GOVERNOR HUEY P. LONG 273
  59. 1971 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET ROBERT FROST 279
  60. 1972 AWARD: ABOUT THE FIRST LADY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT 285
  61. 1973 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESSMAN HENRY LUCE 289
  62. 1974 AWARD: ABOUT THE DRAMATIST EUGENE O’NEILL 295
  63. 1975 AWARD: ABOUT THE MASTERBUILDER ROBERT MOSES 301
  64. 1976 AWARD: ABOUT THE NOVELIST EDITH WHARTON 305
  65. 1977 AWARD: ABOUT THE ADVENTURER THOMAS E. LAWRENCE 311
  66. 1978 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR SAMUEL JOHNSON 317
  67. 1979 AWARD: ABOUT THE RABBI LEO BAECK 321
  68. 1980 AWARD: ABOUT THE COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT 327
  69. 1981 AWARD: ABOUT THE CZAR PETER THE GREAT 331
  70. 1982 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT 335
  71. 1983 AWARD: ABOUT THE AUTHOR RUSSELL BAKER 339
  72. 1984 AWARD: ABOUT THE EDUCATOR BOOKER T. WASHINGTON 345
  73. 1985 AWARD: ABOUT THE THEOLOGIAN COTTON MATHER 351
  74. 1986 AWARD: ABOUT THE POET LOUISE BOGAN 357
  75. 1987 AWARD: ABOUT THE REVEREND MARTIN LUTHER KING 361
  76. 1988 AWARD: ABOUT THE NOVELIST THOMAS WOLFE 367
  77. 1989 AWARD: ABOUT THE DRAMATIST OSCAR WILDE 373
  78. 1990 AWARD: ABOUT THE STATESMAN NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI 377
  79. 1991 AWARD: ABOUT THE PAINTER JACKSON POLLOCK 381
  80. 1992 AWARD: ABOUT THE ATTORNEY LEWIS PULLER 387
  81. WINNERS OF THE BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY AWARD, 1993–2003 391
  82. INDEX 393
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