For the best book of the year upon the history of the United States, Five hundred dollars ($500).
The Republican Era: 1869-1901, by Leonard D. White
The Jury
The Jury
John A. Krout
Vice President, Columbia University
Roy F. Nichols*
University of Pennsylvania
Winners in History
1959 Prize Winners
William H. (Bill) Mauldin
For "I won the Nobel Prize for Literature. What was your crime?" Published on October 30, 1958.
Ralph McGill
For his distinguished editorial writing during 1958 as exemplified in his editorial "A Church, A School...." and for his long, courageous and effective editorial leadership.