Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 68 (1986) Winner
Walter Allan McDougall
ウォルター・アラン・マクドゥーガル
Wōrutā Aran Makudūgāru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-12-03 （Washington, D.C.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor
- Active Years
- 1974-
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania, Hoover Institution, Foreign Policy Research Institute
- Memberships
- Delta Kappa Epsilon (Sigma chapter)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
Amherst College
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
United States
After serving in Vietnam War, Ph.D. from University of Chicago
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Pulitzer Prize for History | ...the Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age | History | Columbia University | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1986
Work:
...the Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age
Category:
History
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
...the Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age
1985 HistoryExamines space programs and politics of US, Europe, USSR, arguing Soviet first into space due to technocracy.
Space RaceTechnocracyCold War
Promised Land, Crusader State: The American Encounter With the World Since 1776
1997 HistoryAmerican foreign policy history.
American Foreign Policy
Freedom Just Around the Corner: A New American History, 1585–1828
2004 HistoryDescribes US as central event of past 400 years through freedom.
American HistoryFreedom
Throes of Democracy: The American Civil War Era, 1829–1877
2008 HistoryCovers major events and social forces of Civil War era.
American Civil War
The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy
2016 HistoryLet the Sea Make a Noise: A History of the North Pacific from Magellan to MacArthur
1993 HistoryHistory of North Pacific.
Bibliography
- France's Rhineland Diplomacy, 1914–1924: The Last Bid for a Balance of Power in Europe (1978)
- The Grenada Papers (1984, co-edited)
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian.
Trivia
- Vietnam War veteran
- Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity brother
- Interests: books, music from J.S. Bach to Bob Dylan, chess, baseball, bridge, golf, C.S. Lewis