Did the Wrong Book Win the First Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive

Ernest Poole won the first Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel 'His Family,' published in 1917. But 'His Family' lives in the shadow of a different novel by Poole. Did it deserve to win? Expand for more information. 👇

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Snapshot: 1917: 02:47
What Is His Family About? 04:57
Why Is This Book Important? 09:17
Is His Family a Good Book? 12:45
Who Was Ernest Poole? 19:25
What Does The Harbor Have to Do With This? 22:36
Did Ernest Poole Win a Pulitzer for the Wrong Book? 28:29
Is His Family the Great American Novel? 30:26
What Was His Family‘s Competition for the Pulitzer? 31:31
Should His Family Have Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? 37:02

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