Books by Heather Ann Thompson
Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy
by Heather Ann Thompson
🏆 Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for History
A gripping account of the Attica prison uprising, a violent clash at the New York state prison in 1971. As the author has written: "Those who shaped Attica’s history were indeed individuals who could experience pain but also, at the same time, mete it out with ease. And thus, it was critically important to me, that readers see Attica actors not necessarily as sympathetic, but certainly as complex."
Interviews where books by Heather Ann Thompson were recommended
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No Right to An Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston's Black Workers in the Civil War Era
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Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
by Jefferson Cowie -
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Cuba: An American History
by Ada Ferrer -
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Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America
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Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
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Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America
by Caleb McDaniel
Pulitzer Prize-Winning History Books
Pulitzer Prize-Winning History Books
Every year, the Pulitzer Prize jury awards $15,000 to a “distinguished and appropriately documented book on the history of the United States.” We’ve compiled a guide to the winning books since the turn of the millennium.
