Author
Samuel Eliot Morison
July 9, 1887 – May 15, 1976 · United States
Military officer, Military historian, Historian, University teacher, Professor, Author, Writer
Titles on list
6
Total weeks
45
Peak rank
#2
Biography
- Born
- July 9, 1887 · Boston
- Died
- May 15, 1976 · Boston
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- Noble and Greenough School, École Libre des Sciences Politiques, Harvard University, St. Paul's School, Harvard University
Awards & Honours
- 1943Pulitzer Prize for Biography
- 1949Bancroft Prize
- 1960Pulitzer Prize for Biography
- 1961Emerson-Thoreau Medal
- 1962Balzan Prize
- 1964Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1972Bancroft Prize
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
- World War I Victory Medal (United States)
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Loubat Prize
On the Bestseller Lists
6 titles
THE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
Samuel Eliot Morison
THE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
#7 · 11 wks
THE OXFORD HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Samuel Eliot Morison
THE OXFORD HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
#2 · 20 wks
THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
Samuel Eliot Morison
THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
#13 · 2 wks
JOHN PAUL JONES
Samuel Eliot Morison
JOHN PAUL JONES
#11 · 7 wks
THE ATLANTIC BATTLE WON
Samuel Eliot Morison
THE ATLANTIC BATTLE WON
#15 · 1 wk
OPERATIONS IN NORTH AFRICAN WATERS
Samuel Eliot Morison
OPERATIONS IN NORTH AFRICAN WATERS
#13 · 4 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).