Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1918) Winner
James Ford Rhodes
ジェームズ・フォード・ローズ
Jēmusu Fōdo Rōzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1848-05-01 （Cleveland, Ohio）
- Died
- 1927-01-22 （Brookline, Massachusetts） age 78
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Cleveland, Ohio → Boston, Massachusetts → Brookline, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- industrialist, historian
- Active Years
- 1865-1927
- Affiliations
- American Historical Association
- Memberships
- American Historical Association, American Antiquarian Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | — | — | — | 1865頃 | United States |
| Collège de France | — | — | — | — | France |
New York University
Period:
1865頃
Year of Graduation:
1869
Country:
United States
Collège de France
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Pulitzer Prize for History | A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 | — | Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1901 | Loubat Prize | — | — | Berlin Academy of Sciences | 受賞 |
| 1910 | Gold Medal | — | — | National Institute of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1918
Work:
A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865
Organization:
Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Loubat Prize
1901
Organization:
Berlin Academy of Sciences
Result:
受賞
Gold Medal
1910
Organization:
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865
1918 HistoryDetailed history of the American Civil War. Pulitzer Prize-winning one-volume edition.
Civil WarSlavery
History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 to the McKinley-Bryan Campaign of 1896
1893 HistorySeven-volume history of the United States (1850-1896), later expanded to eight volumes.
Reconstruction eraPolitical history
Bibliography
- The Battle of Gettysburg
- Sherman's March to the Sea
- History of the Civil War, 1861-1865
- History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 - Vol. 1
- History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 - Vol. 2
- History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 - Vol. 3
- History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 - Vol. 4
- History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 - Vol. 5
- History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 - Vol. 6
- History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 - Vol. 7
- History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 - Vol. 8
- The McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations, 1897–1909
- Historical Essays
- Lectures on the American Civil War
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Objective narrative based on newspapers and memoirsFocus on national politics
- Recurring Motifs
- Inevitable role of slaveryCorruption and failure in Reconstruction
Legacy
Major historian of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Pulitzer Prize winner, but criticized for views on black suffrage and Reconstruction. 14th President of the American Historical Association.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
In Popular Culture
- James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland named after him
Quotes
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The judgment of posterity is made up: it was an unrighteous cause which the South defended by arms;
Source: History of the United States (1906)
Trivia
- His father was a Democrat and Copperhead
- His sister married Republican politician Mark Hanna
- Amassed fortune in business and retired in 1885 to pursue historical research