1989 Pulitzer Prize – History Winner
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
James M. McPherson
Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson’s fast-paced narrative fully integrates the…
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954–1963
Taylor Branch
In volume one of his America in the King Years, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a masterly account of the American civil rights movement. Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement, Parting the Waters is de…
1989 Pulitzer Prize – History Shortlist
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Neil Sheehan
