The Transformation of Virginia, 1740–1790

Pulitzer Prize · 1983 · Winner

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Pulitzer Prize for History	1983	Winner

About the Author

Rhys L. IsaacAustralian

Rhys Llywelyn Isaac (1937–2010) was a South African-born Australian historian renowned for his work on early American history, particularly colonial Virginia. com. He earned degrees from the University of Cape Town and Oxford, taught at La Trobe University in Australia, and won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book The Transformation of Virginia, 1740–1790.Pulitzer.org. Read more →