What did James M. McPherson win the Pulitzer Prize for?
James M. McPherson won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for his 1988 book, Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. The book covers the American Civil War era.
Questions about James M. McPherson
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Where was James M. McPherson born?
James M. McPherson was born in Valley City, North Dakota, on the 11th of October 1936. He later graduated from St. Peter High School in St. Peter, Minnesota, and earned his Bachelor of Arts from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1958.
Where did James M. McPherson teach?
James M. McPherson taught at Princeton University, which he joined in 1962. He held the title of George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History there.
Why did James M. McPherson sign a petition about Arlington National Cemetery?
James M. McPherson signed a May 2009 petition asking President Barack Obama not to lay a wreath at the Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery. The petition argued the monument denied that slavery caused secession and held up Confederates as heroes.
What honors has James M. McPherson received for his Civil War scholarship?
James M. McPherson received the Lincoln Prize twice, for For Cause and Comrades in 1998 and as a co-winner for Tried by War in 2009. He also won the 2007 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award as its first recipient, worth $100,000, and the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize the same year.
What role did James M. McPherson play in preserving Civil War battlefields?
James M. McPherson served as president of Protect Historic America from 1993 to 1994, lobbying against a Disney theme park near the Manassas battlefield. He also served on the boards of the Civil War Trust and the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites, and sat on the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission from 1990 to 1993.