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Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History

Paul Horgan

Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History is a book by Paul Horgan. It won the Pulitzer Prize for History and the Bancroft Prize in 1955.

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Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Bancroft PrizeMajor1955WinnerOfficial source
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor1955FinalistSecondary source
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  2. 02 Central places

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    • Rio Grande65%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

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