National Book Awards - Nonfiction - 1950s
Explore the prestigious National Book Awards for Nonfiction in the 1950s—discover the groundbreaking books and authors that defined a decade of literary excellence.
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Witness
by Whittaker Chambers
The author recounts the forces that shaped his life, describes his involvement with the Communist Party, and explains the reasons for his identification of Alger Hiss as a Communist agent.
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Richard the Third
by Paul Murray Kendall
"The best biography of Richard III that has been written."—A. L. Rowse, Chicago Tribune Paul Murray Kendall's masterful account of the life of England's King Richard III has remained the standard biography of this controversial figure.
