For the best book of the year upon the history of the United States, Five hundred dollars ($500).
Across the Wide Missouri, by Bernard Devoto (Houghton)
The Jury
The Jury
Winners in History
1948 Prize Winners
Reuben L. (Rube) Goldberg of the New York Sun
For "Peace Today."
Virginius Dabney of the Richmond Times-Dispatch
For distinguished editorial writing during the year.