Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1934) Winner
Herbert Sebastian Agar
ハーバート・セバスチャン・アガー
Hābāto Sebasuchan Agā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1897-09-29 （New Rochelle, New York）
- Died
- 1980-11-24 （Sussex, U.K.） age 83
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Rochelle, New York → Princeton, New Jersey → Louisville, Kentucky → Sussex, U.K.
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, historian, editor
- Active Years
- 1928-1980
- Affiliations
- Louisville Courier-Journal
- Memberships
- Southern Agrarians
- Influenced
- John F. Kennedy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | Faculty of Arts | BA | 1915-1919 | USA |
| Princeton University | — | History | Ph.D. | 1919-1924 | USA |
Columbia University
Faculty of Arts
Degree:
BA
Period:
1915-1919
Year of Graduation:
1919
Country:
USA
Princeton University
History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1919-1924
Year of Graduation:
1924
Country:
USA
MA in 1922
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Pulitzer Prize for History | The People's Choice | — | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1934
Work:
The People's Choice
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The People's Choice
1933 HistoryA critical look at the American presidency.
democracyAmerican history
The Price of Union
1950 HistoryThe influence of the American temper on history.
American historycourage
Bibliography
- Milton and Plato (1928)
- The People's Choice: From Washington to Harding — A Study in Democracy (1933)
- Land of the Free (1935)
- Who Owns America? A New Declaration of Independence (1936)
- The Pursuit of Happiness: The Story of American Democracy (1938)
- A Time for Greatness (1942)
- The Price of Union: The Influence of the American Temper on the Course of History (1950)
- Abraham Lincoln (1952)
- The Unquiet Years: U.S.A. 1945–1955 (1957)
- The Price of Power: America Since 1945 (1957)
- The Saving Remnant: An Account of Jewish Survival Since 1914 (1960)
- The Perils of Democracy (1965)
- The Darkest Year: Britain Alone, June 1940 - June 1941 (1972)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- analyticalcritical
- Recurring Motifs
- democracyAmerican exceptionalism
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist who influenced John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage.
In Popular Culture
- Known for having his book on JFK's desk.
Trivia
- Married three times; first wife was daughter of paleontologist William Berryman Scott.
- One of John F. Kennedy's favorite books.
- Lived in England since World War II.