Biography: "Whitman" by Emory Holloway (portrait of Whitman)
1927 Winners
Winners
Letters, Drama, and Music
Novel
Early Autumn by Louis Bromfield (Stokes)
Drama
In Abraham's Bosom by Paul Green
History
Pinckney's Treaty by Samuel Flagg Bemis (Johns Hopkins)
Biography or Autobiography
Whitman by Emory Holloway (Knopf)
Poetry
Fiddler's Farewell by Leonora Speyer (Knopf)
Special Citations
There are no special citations for this time period.
Press Releases
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Journalism
Public Service
Canton (Ohio) Daily News
For its brave, patriotic and effective fight for the ending of a vicious state of affairs brought about by collusion between city authorities and the criminal element, a fight which had a tragic result in the assassination of the editor of the paper, Mr. Don R. Mellett.
Reporting
John T. Rogers of St. Louis Post-Dispatch
For the inquiry leading to the impeachment of Judge George W. English of the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.