Finalist: Herman Melville: A Biography, Volume 1, 1819-1851 , by Hershel Parker (The Johns Hopkins University Press )
The Jury
The Jury
Frederick Taylor(chair )
executive editor (retired)
Dan T. Carter
writer, Kenan University Professor
Doris Kearns Goodwin*
historian-biographer
Winners in Biography
1997 Prize Winners
Byron Acohido
For his coverage of the aerospace industry, notably an exhaustive investigation of rudder control problems on the Boeing 737, which contributed to new FAA requirements for major improvements.
Eileen McNamara
For her many-sided columns on Massachusetts people and issues.
Tim Page
For his lucid and illuminating music criticism.