For the best book of the year upon the history of the United States, Five hundred dollars ($500).
Scientists Against Time , by James Phinney Baxter 3rd (Little )
The Jury
The Jury
Winners in History
1947 Prize Winners
No author named
For their efforts to maintain and advance the high standards governing the Pulitzer Prize awards (Pulitzer centennial year).
Brooks Atkinson
For distinguished correspondence during 1946, as exemplified by his series of articles on Russia.
Vaughn Shoemaker
For his cartoon, "Still Racing His Shadow."