Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1922) Winner
James Truslow Adams
ジェームズ・トラスロー・アダムズ
Jeimuzu Torasurō Adamuzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1878-10-18 （Brooklyn, New York City, US）
- Died
- 1949-05-18 （Southport, Connecticut, US） age 70
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- New York → Southport, Connecticut
Career
- Occupations
- historian, writer, investment banker
- Active Years
- 1912-1949
- Affiliations
- Military Intelligence Division of the General Staff, U.S. Army
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters, National Institute of Arts and Letters, Massachusetts Historical Society, American Antiquarian Society, American Historical Association, American Philosophical Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now New York University Tandon School of Engineering) | — | Engineering | BA | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | — | MA | — | United States |
Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now New York University Tandon School of Engineering)
Engineering
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1898
Country:
United States
Yale University
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1900
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Pulitzer Prize for History | The Founding of New England | — | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1921
Work:
The Founding of New England
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Founding of New England
1921 HistoryA history of the founding of New England colonies. Pulitzer Prize winner.
Colonial eraNew England
The Epic of America
1931 American HistoryPopular history of America where he coined the term 'American Dream'.
American DreamDemocracy
The March of Democracy
1932 HistoryHistory of the development of American democracy.
Democracy
Bibliography
- The Founding of New England
- Revolutionary New England
- New England in the Republic, 1776-1850
- Provincial Society, 1690-1763
- Our Business Civilization
- The Adams Family
- The Epic of America
- The March of Democracy
- Henry Adams
- America's Tragedy
- The Record of America
- Building the British Empire
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Accessible and popular historical writingPopularizing latest scholarship
- Recurring Motifs
- American DreamSpiritual valuesProgress of democracy
Health
-
heart attack1949Direct cause of death.
Legacy
Renowned American historian who popularized the term 'American Dream'. Pulitzer Prize winner and editor of multi-volume histories and dictionaries.
Academic Societies
- Massachusetts Historical Society
- American Historical Association
In Popular Culture
- Coined the term 'American Dream' in 1931, widely used today.
Quotes
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that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is ... a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.
Source: The Epic of America (1931) -
There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.
Source: Forum magazine (1929)
Trivia
- Born into a wealthy family; his father was mayor of Summit, New Jersey.
- Served on Woodrow Wilson's 'The Inquiry' for the Paris Peace Conference in 1917.
- Initially worked as an investment banker, switching to writing in 1912.