Pulitzer Winners Right in Our Backyard

The 2005 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced yesterday and two Massachusetts residents were selected for their work with the written word. David Hackett Fischer, a professor at Brandeis University, won the Pulitzer Prize for History with his book, "Washington's Crossing." The book focuses on George Washington's crossing the Delaware River and winning the Battle of Trenton on Christmas night. The book was a National Book Award Finalist last year and was selected as "Best of the Year" by the Boston Globe. Speaking of the Globe, their Health and Science reporter, Gareth Cook, will be collecting the prize for Explanatory Journalism for his series of articles on stem cell research. Now Bostonist has tried to get this highly debated subject's matter down, but it is scientific while Bostonist is not. Cook's articles are pretty clear and touches on not only the science aspect of it, but also the ethical issues. Both will be taking home $10,000 in prize money. Congrats, guys.
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