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Hamilton Fish

Allan Nevins

This biography of the Secretary of State under President Grant received the Pulitzer Prize for biography. In the midst of Reconstruction following the Civil War, Fish was a commanding figure who was one of the ablest Cabinet members. His astute and patient diplomacy kept the peace in foreign and domestic affairs.

BiographyBiography · high confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893 -> BiographyOpen Library: Politics and government -> Politics & GovernmentBusiness BiographyMemoir & Personal History

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in Biography or AutobiographyMajor1937FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Hamilton Fish90%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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    Hamilton Fish’s “astute and patient diplomacy” helped keep peace in foreign and domestic affairs during Reconstruction.

    Model confidence 55%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.