The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston

Name: The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston
ISBN: 9780781259392

by Marquis James

Pulitzer Prize · 1930 · Winner

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Biography & MemoirISBN 9780781259392

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography	1930	Winner

About the Author

Marquis JamesAmerican

Marquis James (1891-1955) was an American journalist and biographer renowned for his Pulitzer Prize-winning works The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston (1930) and The Life of Andrew Jackson (1938), which elevated historical biography to literary heights. Born in Springfield, Missouri, he chronicled figures like Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston, as well as business histories such as The Texaco Story and Biography of a Bank. Pulitzer Project