Annal:1990 Pulitzer Prize for History
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Results of the Pulitzer Prize in the year 1990. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines
- 1990 Pulitzer–History winner
- Score: 10.4
In a swiftly paced, brilliantly vivid narrative, Karnow focuses on the relationship that has existed between the two nations since the United States acquired the country from Spain in 1898, examing how we have sought to remake the Philippines “in our image,” an experiment marked from the outset by blundering, ignorance, and mutual misunderstanding.
The Image of the Black in Western Art: From the American Revolution to World War I: Slaves and Liberators
- 1990 Pulitzer–History finalist
- Score: 6.4
American Genesis: A Century of Invention and Technological Enthusiasm, 1870-1970
- 1990 Pulitzer–History finalist
- Score: 6.4
American Genesis is the book that helped earn Thomas Hughes his reputation as one of the foremost historians of technology of our age. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1990, the book tells the sweeping story of America’s technological revolution. Unlike other histories of technology, which focus on particular inventions like the light bulb or the automobile, American Genesis makes these inventions characters in the chronicle, shaped by and shaping a broader cultural context. By masterfully weaving scientific and technological advancement into other…
