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The Life and Times of Cotton Mather , by Kenneth Silverman (Harper & Row )

Finalists

Nominated as finalists in Biography in 1985:

The Jury

Benjamin L. Reid(Chair)*

Professor of English, Mount Holyoke College

Pauline Maier

Professor of History, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Peter Stansky

Frances and Charles Professor of History, Stanford University

Winners in Biography

1985 Prize Winners

Murray Kempton

For witty and insightful reflection on public issues in 1984 and throughout a distinguished career.