Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1925) Winner
Frederic Logan Paxson
ふれでりっく・ろーがん・ぱくそん
Furederikku Rōgan Pakuson
Aliases:
Frederic L. Paxson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1877-02-23 （Philadelphia）
- Died
- 1948-10-24 （Berkeley, California） age 71
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Quaker
- Residence History
- Wisconsin (1910-1932) → University of California, Berkeley (1932-1947)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University Professor
- Active Years
- 1903-1948
- Affiliations
- Mississippi Valley Historical Association (President)
- Memberships
- Organization of American Historians
- Influenced By
- Frederick Jackson Turner, John Bach McMaster, Albert Bushnell Hart
- Influenced
- Earl S. Pomeroy, Alvin Harvey Hansen
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | — | History | PhD | 学部および博士課程 | United States |
| Harvard University | — | History | MA | — | United States |
University of Pennsylvania
History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
学部および博士課程
Year of Graduation:
1903
Country:
United States
Thesis: Independence of the South American Republics: A Study in Recognition and Foreign Policy
Harvard University
History
Degree:
MA
Country:
United States
Master's degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Pulitzer Prize | History of the American Frontier, 1763–1893 | History | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize
1925
Work:
History of the American Frontier, 1763–1893
Category:
History
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
History of the American Frontier, 1763–1893
1924 HistoryA comprehensive history of the American frontier from 1763 to 1893, emphasizing the process of westward movement and relations with Native Americans.
American FrontierWestward Expansion
Bibliography
- The Independence of the South American Republics: A Study in Recognition and Foreign Policy (1903)
- The Last American Frontier (1910)
- The Civil War (1911)
- The Rise of Sport (1917)
- War Cyclopedia (1918, ed.)
- The New Nation (1919)
- History of the American Frontier, 1763–1893 (1924)
- American Democracy and the World War (1936–1948, 3 vols.)
- The Great Demobilization (1938)
- America at War, 1917–1918 (1939)
- Postwar Years, Normalcy, 1918–1923 (1948)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narrative-drivenIntegration of political, economic, and social history
- Recurring Motifs
- Frontier expansionWestward movement
Legacy
Renowned authority on American frontier history, successor to Frederick Jackson Turner, Pulitzer Prize winner with significant contributions to historiography.
Trivia
- Raised in a Quaker family
- Served as Major in the War Department's historical bureau during WWI