For a distinguished book of the year upon the history of the United States, Three thousand dollars ($3,000).
A Midwife's Tale , by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (Alfred A. Knopf )
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in History in 1991:
The Jury
The Jury
Joel H. Silbey(Chair)
President White Professor of History, Cornell University
Robert V. Bruce*
Professor Emeritus of History, Boston University
Drew Gilpin Faust
Annenberg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania
Winners in History
1991 Prize Winners
Natalie Angier
For her compelling and illuminating reports on a variety of scientific topics.
Jim Hoagland
For searching and prescient columns on events leading up to the Gulf War and on the political problems of Mikhail Gorbachev.
David Shaw
For his critiques of the way in which the media, including his own paper, reported the McMartin Pre-School child molestation case.