Pulitzer Prize Biography Winner

The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page

by Burton J. Hendrick

Summary

Burton J. Hendrick tells the story of Walter H. Page, the journalist and editor who served as American ambassador to Britain during the First World War. Drawing heavily on Page's own correspondence, the book follows his urgent efforts to draw the United States toward the Allied cause. It matters for its inside view of wartime diplomacy and the road to American entry into the war.

Historical Context & Significance

Burton J. Hendrick built the book around Walter H. Page's wartime letters from London, won the Pulitzer for biography in 1923.