All 1929 Book Awards

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Newbery Medal – Children’s

The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. KellyThe Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly

The Trumpeter of Krakow

Eric P. Kelly

Pulitzer Prize – Biography or Autobiography

The Training of an American: The Earlier Life and Letters of Walter H. Page Burton J. HendrickThe Training of an American: The Earlier Life and Letters of Walter H. Page Burton J. Hendrick

The Training of an American: The Earlier Life and Letters of Walter H. Page

Burton J. Hendrick

Pulitzer Prize – Fiction

Scarlet Sister Mary Julia PeterkinScarlet Sister Mary Julia Peterkin

Scarlet Sister Mary

Julia Peterkin

Pulitzer Prize – History

The Organization and Administration of the Union Army, 1861–1865 Fred Albert ShannonThe Organization and Administration of the Union Army, 1861–1865 Fred Albert Shannon

The Organization and Administration of the Union Army, 1861–1865

Fred Albert Shannon

Pulitzer Prize – Poetry

John Brown's Body Stephen Vincent BenétJohn Brown's Body Stephen Vincent Benét

John Brown’s Body

Stephen Vincent Benét