Part C: Nonfiction Literature, Volume 9, General Nonfiction Award 1962 - 1993

The School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music. The Pulitzer Prize Archive presents the history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A to E the awarding of the prize in each category is documented, commented and arranged chronologically. Part F covers the history of the prize biographically and bibliographically. Part G provides the background to the decisions. PREFACE Dedication CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION SELECTIONS FROM AWARD-WINNING ENTRIES REMARKS ABOUT THE SELECTIONS CRITERIA 1962 AWARD: ABOUT THE U. S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1960 1963 AWARD: ABOUT THE EARLY STAGES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1964 AWARD ABOUT THE ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM IN AMERICAN LIFE 1965 AWARD: ABOUT THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF THE AMERICAN CULTURE 1966 AWARD: ABOUT THE JOURNEY OF A NATURALIST 1967 AWARD: ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF SLAVERY IN WESTERN CULTURE 1968 AWARD: ABOUT THE UPCOMMING OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1969 a AWARD: ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PESSIMISM IN AMERICA 1969 b AWARD: ABOUT THE ANTI-VIETNAM WAR MOVEMENT IN THE U.S 1970 AWARD: ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF GANDHI’S MILITANT NONVIOLENCE 1971 AWARD: ABOUT THE DECLINE AND END OF THE JAPANESE EMPIRE 1972 AWARD: ABOUT THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN CHINA SINCE 1911 1973 a AWARD: ABOUT THE LIVES OF THE U.S. URBAN POOR 1973 b AWARD: ABOUT THE INHABITANTS AND THE AMERICANS IN VIETNAM 1974 AWARD: ABOUT THE DENIAL OF DEATH BY HUMAN BEINGS 1975 AWARD: ABOUT THE MEMORIES OF A VALLEY IN VIRGINIA 1976 AWARD: ABOUT THE TRAGEDY OF OLD AGE IN AMERICA 1977 AWARD: ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA 1978 AWARD: ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN BEINGS 1979 AWARD: ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN NATURE 1980 AWARD: ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF NEW FORMAL SYSTEMS 1981 AWARD: ABOUT THE FIN-DE-SlÈCLE CITY OF VIENNA 1982 AWARD: ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS 1983 AWARD: ABOUT THE CREEDMOOR PSYCHIATRIC CENTER IN QUEENS 1984 AWARD: ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN MEDICINE 1985 AWARD: ABOUT THE ORAL HISTORY OF WORLD WAR TWO 1986 a AWARD: ABOUT THE MANY AND TROUBLED PEOPLES OF SOUTH AFRICA 1986 b AWARD: ABOUT THE INFLUENTIAL POLITICIANS FROM BOSTON 1987 AWARD: ABOUT THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN ARABS AND JEWS 1988 AWARD: ABOUT THE PIONEERS OF THE ATOMIC BOMB 1989 AWARD: ABOUT THE BACKGROUND SZENES OF THE VIETNAM WAR 1990 AWARD: ABOUT THE RISE AND FALL OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY 1991 AWARD: ABOUT THE TERRESTRIAL WORLD’S PREMIER SOIL TURNER 1992 AWARD: ABOUT THE OIL POLICY AND THE WORLD ECONOMY 1993 AWARD: ABOUT THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN WINNERS OF THE GENERAL NON-FICTION AWARD, 1994–2004 INDEX

The School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music. The Pulitzer Prize Archive presentsthe history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A toE the awarding oftheprize in each category is documented, commented and arranged chronologically. Part F covers the history of the prize biographically and bibliographically. Part G provides the background to thedecisions.