Merlo J. Pusey
Encyclopedia
Merlo John Pusey was an American
biographer and editorial writer who won the Bancroft Prize
and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
for his 1951 biography of Charles Evans Hughes
.
A native of Woodruff, Utah
, Pusey worked for the Washington Post from 1928 to 1971.
Pusey was a Latter-day Saint.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
biographer and editorial writer who won the Bancroft Prize
Bancroft Prize
The Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948 by a bequest from Frederic Bancroft...
and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author.-1910s:* 1917: Julia Ward Howe by Laura E...
for his 1951 biography of Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes
Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. was an American statesman, lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He served as the 36th Governor of New York , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , United States Secretary of State , a judge on the Court of International Justice , and...
.
A native of Woodruff, Utah
Woodruff, Utah
Woodruff is a town in Rich County, Utah, United States. The population was 180 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Woodruff is located at ....
, Pusey worked for the Washington Post from 1928 to 1971.
Pusey was a Latter-day Saint.
Books
- The Supreme Court Crisis. New York : Macmillan, 1937.
- Big Government: Can We Control It?. New York : Harper, 1945.
- Charles Evans Hughes. New York : Macmillan, 1951.
- Eisenhower, the President. New York : Macmillan, 1956.
- The Way We Go to War. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1969.
- The U.S.A. Astride the Globe. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1971.
- Eugene Meyer. New York : Knopf, 1974.
- Builders of the Kingdom, George A. Smith, John Henry Smith, George Albert Smith. Provo, Utah : Brigham Young University, c1981.