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Dale Maharidge

author

American[1] active 1985–present

Dale Maharidge is an American journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He is known for his extensive documentary work on social issues in the United States, particularly poverty and the lives of marginalized populations. His notable works include 'Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass' (1985), which inspired Bruce Springsteen, and 'And Their Children After Them' (1989), a study of Depression-era sharecroppers that won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1990. Maharidge has served as a professor of journalism at Columbia University and has authored numerous books exploring American life, including 'The Last Great American Hobo', 'Homeland', and 'Someplace Like America'.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]

  • poverty
  • social justice
  • American history
  • marginalized communities

Books

  1. Michael S. Williamson, Dale Maharidge And Their Children After Them 1967
    And Their Children After Them
    Michael S. Williamson
    €2.00

Works by Dale Maharidge

  • 1989 And Their Children After Them Pantheon Books · book · English · ISBN 0394577663 Won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1990.
  • 1985 Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass book Inspired Bruce Springsteen's songs 'Youngstown' and 'The New Timer'.
  • 1990 Yosemite: A Landscape of Life book
  • 1993 The Last Great American Hobo book
  • 1996 The Coming White Minority: California, Multiculturalism & the Nation's Future book
  • 2004 Homeland book
  • 2005 Denison, Iowa: Searching for the Soul of America Through the Secrets of a Midwest Town book
  • 2011 Someplace Like America: Tales from the New Great Depression book
  • 2012 Leapers book
  • 2013 Bringing Mulligan Home: The Other Side of the Good War PublicAffairs · book

Awards

  • 1990 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction Pulitzer Prize Board

References

  1. And Their Children After Them link
  2. Dale Maharidge Biography. Seven Stories Press link
  3. Dale Maharidge Biography. Columbia University link
  4. Dale Maharidge Biography. Simon & Schuster link
  5. Dale Maharidge Biography. Goodreads link
  6. Dale Maharidge Biography. WGBH link
  7. Dale Maharidge Biography. Katrina Media link
  8. Dale Maharidge Biography. Natfluence link
  9. Journey to Nowhere Biography link
  10. Dale Maharidge Biography. WGBH link
  11. Dale Maharidge Biography. Seven Stories Press link
  12. Dale Maharidge Biography. Simon & Schuster link