Written into History Pulitzer Prize Reporting of the Twentieth
Century from The New York Times By Anthony Lewis (Editor) (Times
Books, Hardcover, 9780805068498, 352pp.) Publication Date:
October 2001 Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover With each
news day, history unfolds as steadfast journalists uncover facts
and public opinion. Drawn from the New York Times's archive of
an unparalleled seventy-nine Pulitzer Prizes, Written Into
History offers a fascinating record of the twentieth century.
The Times's award-winning reports range from Antarctic
dispatches on the Byrd expedition to the eyewitness account of
the atomic bomb, from the First Amendment battle to publish the
Pentagon Papers to the personal narrative of an interracial
friendship. Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Lewis culled through
the newspaper's most acclaimed writing to chronicle life and
history as it was happening, with such highlights as Otto
Tolischus on Hitler, David Halberstam on Vietnam, J. Anthony
Lukas on hippies, and Anna Quindlen on A