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Tag Archives: Pulitzer Prize

Review of “The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt” by T. J. Stiles

October 31, 2022

The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T. J. Stiles 736 pages Knopf Published: Apr 2009 “The …

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Review of “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird

January 21, 2022

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimerby Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin736 pagesAlfred A. KnopfPublished: April 2005 …

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Review of “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” by David Blight

July 26, 2021

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight 769 pages Simon & Schuster Published: October 2018 David Blight’s “Frederick …

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Review of “Nicholas and Alexandra” by Robert K. Massie

June 15, 2021

Nicholas and Alexandra: The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by Robert K. Massie 640 pages Random House Published: June 1967 …

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Review of “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X” by Les and Tamara Payne

May 12, 2021

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les and Tamara Payne 612 pages Liveright (W.W. Norton) Published: …

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Review of “Lindbergh” by A. Scott Berg

March 3, 2021

Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg 640 pages G. P. Putnam’s Sons Published: September 1998 – Pulitzer Prize for Biography – …

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Review of “John C. Calhoun: American Portrait” by Margaret Coit

January 28, 2021

John C. Calhoun: American Portrait by Margaret L. Coit 616 pages Houghton Mifflin Published: 1950 Published 100 years after Calhoun’s …

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Review of “Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America” by T. J. Stiles

September 4, 2020

Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America by T. J. Stiles 608 pages Alfred A. Knopf …

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Review of “Andrew Carnegie” by David Nasaw

February 24, 2020

Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw 878 pages Penguin Books Published: October 2006 “Andrew Carnegie” by Davis Nasaw was published in …

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Review of “The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York” by Robert Caro

August 13, 2019

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro 1,162 pages Vintage (Random House) Published: …

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