Ambassador Book Award
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Edition 19 (2004) Winner
David Maraniss
デイヴィッド・マラニス
David Maraniss
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-08-06 （Detroit, Michigan, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Washington, D.C. → Madison, Wisconsin
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Journalist, Associate Editor
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- The Washington Post, The Capital Times, Trenton Times
- Memberships
- Plutarch Award jury (2025)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Pulitzer Prize (National Reporting) | Series of articles on Bill Clinton | — | Pulitzer Prize | Winner |
| 2023 | Pulitzer Prize (History) | Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe | — | Pulitzer Prize | Finalist |
Pulitzer Prize (National Reporting)
1993
Work:
Series of articles on Bill Clinton
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize
Result:
Winner
Pulitzer Prize (History)
2023
Work:
Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi
1999 Biography / SportsA biography of Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, detailing his life and leadership.
leadershipAmerican footballbiography
Rome 1960: The Olympics that Changed the World
2008 Non-fiction / Sports historyAn account of the 1960 Rome Olympics and its broader historical impact through athletes and geopolitics.
OlympicsCold Warsports and society
Barack Obama: The Story
2012 Biography / PoliticsA biography of Barack Obama covering his life and political rise based on reporting and interviews.
politicscontemporary Americaleadership
Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
2022 Biography / Sports historyA detailed biography reconstructing the life of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe from historical records and interviews.
Native American historysports and raceAmerican history
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero
2006 Biography / SportsA biography of Roberto Clemente focusing on his baseball career and personal character.
baseballheroismsocial contribution
They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967
2004 Non-fiction / Contemporary historyAn account exploring domestic and Vietnam War events in October 1967 and the era's tensions.
Vietnam Warsocial movementspolitical history
Bibliography
- First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton
- Tell Newt to Shut Up!
- The Clinton Enigma: A Four-and-a-Half Minute Speech Reveals This President's Entire Life
- The Prince of Tennessee: Al Gore Meets His Fate
- Barack Obama: The Story
- When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi
- Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero
- Rome 1960: The Olympics that Changed the World
- Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
- They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967
- Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story
- A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed, research-based non-fictionbiographical narrativeexpository and descriptive prose
- Recurring Motifs
- leadership and character studiessports and societyAmerican political history
Legacy
David Maraniss has written deeply researched non-fiction across politics, sports, and contemporary history. A Pulitzer Prize winner and finalist, he is respected in journalism and biographical writing and has had lasting influence in those fields.
Trivia
- Married Linda Maraniss in 1969.
- His son Andrew Maraniss is also an author and reached the New York Times bestseller list in 2015.
- Official website: davidmaraniss.com