Author
Carl Van Doren
September 10, 1885 – July 18, 1950 · United States
Writer, Literary critic, Biographer, Journalist
Titles on list
5
Total weeks
50
Peak rank
#2
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Biography
- Born
- September 10, 1885 · Hope
- Died
- July 18, 1950 · Torrington
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University, UIUC College of Media
Awards & Honours
- 1939Pulitzer Prize for Biography
On the Bestseller Lists
5 titles
THE GREAT REHEARSAL
Carl Van Doren
THE GREAT REHEARSAL
#6 · 12 wks
SECRET HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Carl Van Doren
SECRET HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
#2 · 15 wks
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Carl Van Doren
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
#2 · 17 wks
ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD PROSE
Carl Van Doren
ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD PROSE
#6 · 3 wks
MODERN AMERICAN PROSE
Carl Van Doren
MODERN AMERICAN PROSE
#5 · 3 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).