Annal:1980 Pulitzer Prize for Biography
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Results of the Pulitzer Prize in the year 1980. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
- 1980 NBA–Biography winner
- 1980 Pulitzer–Biography winner
- Score: 20.3
This is Morris’s highly acclaimed account of Theodore Roosevelt’s life, encompassing the years from Roosevelt’s birth to his service in the White House.
He was one of our most vibrant presidents; his image still haunts our past and our present. This fascinating and comprehensive biography of the extraordinary naturalist, adventurer, soldier, and politician, tells the improbable, but very real, story of a man determined to get what he wanted, an American who helped define our century and our very character.
