Works published prior to Pulitzer (1917)
that would have legitimately won –
and are as pertinent today
if not more so.
The Promised Land by Mary Antin, 1912; republished by the Penguin Group, 1997; 298 pages.
Driven From Sea to Sea, or Just A Campin’ by C.C. Post, 1883; 414 pages.
The History of the Standard Oil Company by Ida M. Tarbell, 1902-1904.
The Shame of Our Cities by Lincoln Steffens, 1904,
History of the Great American Fortunes by Gustavus Myers, 1907; 712 pages
Economic Sophisms by Frederic Bastiat, 1845; republished by Mansion Voice in 2018; 294 pages
“The Law,” “The State,” and Other Political Writings 1843-1850 The Collected Works of Frederic Bastiat, 1850; republished by Liberty Fund, Inc. 2012; 415 pages