For a distinguished American biography or autobiography teaching patriotic and unselfish services to the people, illustrated by an eminent example, Five hundred dollars ($500).
Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Life of Christopher Columbus, by Samuel Eliot Morison (Little)
The Jury
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Winners in Biography
1943 Prize Winners
Hanson W. Baldwin of The New York Times
For his report of his wartime tour of the Southwest Pacific.
Jay Norwood Darling of The Des Moines Register & Tribune
For "What a Place For a Waste Paper Salvage Campaign."
Forrest W. Seymour of The Des Moines Register and Tribune
For his editorials published during the calendar year 1942.