The Pulitzer Prize Archive. Volume 7 American History Awards 1917–1991: From Colonial Settlements to the Civil Rights Movements

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 Contents Introduction. History and Development of the Pulitzer Prize for American History Selections from Award-Winning Entries Remarks About the Selections Criteria 1917 Award. About the Americans in Various Historical Phases 1918 Award. About the Stages of the Civil War 1919 Award. About the Withhold of the History Prize 1920 Award. About the Central Aspects of the War with Mexico 1921 Award. About the Naval Strategy in World War I 1922 Award. About the Founding of New England States 1923 Award. About the Supreme Court in U.S. History 1924 Award. About the Background of the American Revolution 1925 Award. About the Frontier Development of the U.S. 1926 Award. About the General History of the United States 1927 Award. About the Disputes on the Mississippi Question 1928 Award. About the Romantic Revolution in America 1929 Award. About the Union Army’s Administration 1930 Award. About the Results of the Independence War 1931 Award. About the Coming of the First World War 1932 Award. About the Personal Experiences in World War I 1933 Award. About the Sections in American History 1934 Award. About the Presidents after George Washington 1935 Award. About the Colonial Period of North America 1936 Award. About The Constitutional History of the United States 1937 Award. About the Flowering of the New England Region 1938 Award. About the Road to American Reunion 1939 Award. About the History of American Periodicals 1940 Award. About the War Years of Abraham Lincoln 1941 Award. About the Continuing Settlement of the United States 1942 Award. About the Conclusive Phase of Lincoln’s Presidency 1943 Award. About the Upcoming of a Famous Boston Pioneer 1944 Award. About the Growth of Thought in America 1945 Award. About the U.S. Policy after the First World War 1946 Award. About the Age of President Andrew Jackson 1947 Award. About the U.S. Struggle for Superiority in World War II 1948 Award. About the Crossing of the Missouri River 1949 Award. About the Disruption of American Democracy 1950 Award. About the Art and Life in the United States 1951 Award. About the Pioneer Period of the Northwest 1952 Award. About the Great Migrations in America 1953 Award. About the Years of President James Monroe 1954 Award. About the Civil War in the State of Virginia 1955 Award. About the Rio Grande in North American History 1956 Award. About the Age of Reform in the United States 1957 Award. About the Early Soviet-American Relations 1958 Award. About the American Bank Policy Since the Revolution 1959 Award. About the History of the U.S. Administrative System 1960 Award. About the Twenty-Fifth President of the United States 1961 Award. About the American Position at the Potsdam Conference 1962 Award. About the Pre-Revolution Years in America 1963 Award. About the Emergence of the U.S. Chief National City 1964 Award. About the Formation of a New England Spot 1965 Award. About the Development of American Finance Policy 1966 Award. About the Life of the Mind in America 1967 Award. About the Explorers of the American West 1968 Award. About the Ideological Background of the Revolution 1969 Award. About the Origins of the Fifth Amendment 1970 Award. About the Experiences in the State Department 1971 Award. About the Thirty-Second President of the United States 1972 Award. About the Comparison of Race Relations in America 1973 Award. About the Origins of American Civilization 1974 Award. About the Democratic Experience in the United States 1975 Award. About the Time and Life of Thomas Jefferson 1976 Award. About the Activities of a Missioner in America 1977 Award. About the Impending Crisis in the United States 1978 Award. About the Managerial Revolution in U.S. Business 1979 Award. About the Significance of a Supreme Court Decision 1980 Award. About the Aftermath of Slavery in the United States 1981 Award. About the Developments in American Education Policy 1982 Award. About the Eyewitness Reports from the Civil War 1983 Award. About the Transformation of Eighteen-Hundred Virginia 1984 Award. About the Withhold of the History Prize 1985 Award. About the Protagonists of the U.S. Regulation Ideas 1986 Award. About the American Involvement in Space Age 1987 Award. About the Pre-Revolution Peopling in the United States 1988 Award. About the Launching of Modern Science in the U.S. 1989a Award. About the Civil Rights Movement Years 1989b Award. About the Era of the American Civil War 1990 Award. About the United States Influence in Southeast Asia 1991 Award. About the Life in Eighteen-Hundred Maine Winners of the American History Award, 1992 – 2002 Index Seit 1917 wird der Pulitzer-Preisjährlichvon der School of Journalism an der New Yorker Columbia Universität vergeben. MittlerweileexistierenPreise in 21 Kategorien aus den Bereichen Journalismus, Literaturund Musik. The Pulitzer Price Archive stelltdie Geschichte dieser Auszeichnung von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart vor: Die Abteilungen A bis E dokumentieren und kommentieren, chronologisch geordnet, die Preisverleihungen. Abteilung F erschließt dieGeschichte der Preise bio- und bibliographisch. Abteilung G liefert die Hintergründe zu den Entscheidungen

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.

Edited With General And Special Introductions By Heinz-dietrich Fischer In Cooperation With Erika J. Fischer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.