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1947 Awards

3Jul By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
1947 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Children's, Newbery Medal

1947 Newbery Medal – Children’s Winner and Nominees

1947 Newbery Medal - Children's WinnerMiss HickoryCarolyn Sherwin Bailey...Amazon1947 Newbery Medal - Children's NomineesBig TreeMary Buff and Conrad BuffAmazonThe Avion My Uncle FlewCyrus FisherAmazonThe Heavenly TenantsWilliam MaxwellAmazonThe Hidden Treasure of GlastonEleanor JewettAmazonWonderful YearNancy BarnesAmazon
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28Mar By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
1947 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize - Biography or Autobiography

1947 Pulitzer Prize – Biography or Autobiography Winner and Nominees

1947 Pulitzer Prize - Biography or Autobiography WinnerThe Autobiography of William Allen WhiteWilliam Allen WhiteAt the time of his death in 1944, William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, was a national celebrity, proclaimed one of the truly great Americans of his age....Amazon
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28Mar By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
1947 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize - Fiction

1947 Pulitzer Prize – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1947 Pulitzer Prize - Fiction WinnerAll the King's MenRobert Penn WarrenWinner of the Pulitzer Prize, this classic book is generally regarded as the finest novel ever written on American politics. It describes the career of Willie Stark, a back-country lawyer whose idealism is overcome by his lust for power....Amazon
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25Mar By awardsarchive_e47t1fNo Comments
1947 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Governor General's Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction

1947 Governor General’s Literary Award – Non-fiction Winner and Nominees

1947 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction WinnerHaidaWilliam SclaterAn action-packed, first-hand account of Canadas most famous naval warship and her exploits during the Second World War....AmazonThe Government of CanadaR. MacGregor DawsonFor more than a generation this concise survey has been the classic introduction to the fundamental ideas and structure of Canadian government and the practice of democracy in this country. It examines the various elements of federal government — the House...Amazon
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