For the best American biography teaching patriotic and unselfish services to the people, illustrated by an eminent example, excluding, as too obvious, the names of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, One thousand dollars ($1,000).
Jonathan Edwards, 1703–1758: A Biography, by Ola Elizabeth Winslow (Macmillan)
The Jury
The Jury
Winners in Biography
Marquis James
Comprising two volumes: "The Border Captain" and "Portrait of a President."
1941 Prize Winners
No author named
For the public educational value of its foreign news report, exemplified by its scope, by excellence of writing and presentation and supplementary background information, illustration, and interpretation.
Group Award
In place of an individual Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence, the Trustees approved the recommendation of the Advisory Board that a bronze plaque or scroll be designed and executed to recognize and symbolize the public services and the individual achievements of American news reporters in the war zones of Europe, Asia and Africa from the beginning of the present war.
Jacob Burck
For "If I Should Die Before I Wake."