Philip Dray
Encyclopedia
Philip Dray is an American writer and independent public historian, known for his comprehensive analyses of American scientific, racial, and labor history.
finalist.
Power in a Union
Stealing God's Thunder
Capitol men
Awards
Dray's work At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award and made him a Pulitzer PrizePulitzer 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...
finalist.
Books
- Philip Dray. There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America. Doubleday, 2010. ISBN 978-0385526296
- Philip Dray. Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen. Mariner Books, 2010. ISBN 978-0547247977
- Philip Dray. Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America. Random House, 2005. ISBN 978-0812968101
- Philip Dray. At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America. Modern Library, 2003. ISBN 978-0375754456
Children's Book
- Philip Dray. Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist. Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Peachtree, 2008. ISBN 978-1561454174
External links
Independent Reviews
At the Hands of Persons UnknownPower in a Union
Stealing God's Thunder
Capitol men