David Oshinsky
Encyclopedia
David M. Oshinsky is a Pulitzer Prize
-winning American
historian; he currently holds the Jack S. Blanton
chair in history at the University of Texas at Austin
and is a distinguished scholar in residence at New York University
.
Oshinsky graduated from Cornell
in 1965 and obtained his PhD from Brandeis University
in 1971. He won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in History
for his 2005 book, Polio: An American Story
. His other books include the Hardeman Prize-winning A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
, and the Robert Kennedy Prize-winning Worse Than Slavery: Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice. His articles and reviews appear regularly in the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Chronicle of Higher Education
.
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
historian; he currently holds the Jack S. Blanton
Jack S. Blanton
Jack Sawtelle Blanton is an American oil industry executive, civic leader and philanthropist.He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of William N. Blanton and Louise G. Wynn . Blanton was raised in Houston, Texas, where his father was general manager of the chamber of commerce...
chair in history at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
and is a distinguished scholar in residence at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
Oshinsky graduated from Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1965 and obtained his PhD from Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
in 1971. He won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in History
Pulitzer Prize for History
The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. Many history books have also been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography...
for his 2005 book, Polio: An American Story
Polio: An American Story
Polio: An American Story is a book by David M. Oshinsky, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, which documents the polio epidemic in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s and the race to find a cure....
. His other books include the Hardeman Prize-winning A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy
A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy is the Hardeman Prize winning book by David Oshinsky first published in 1983 by Free Press and later reprinted by Oxford University Press. The book covers the life of Joseph McCarthy from his birth to his death....
, and the Robert Kennedy Prize-winning Worse Than Slavery: Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow Justice. His articles and reviews appear regularly in the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education is a newspaper and website that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty, staff members and administrators....
.