T. J. Stiles

T. J. Stiles
T. J. Stiles at the 2010 Texas Book Festival.
T. J. Stiles at the 2010 Texas Book Festival.
Born1964
Foley, Minnesota
Alma materCarleton College (BA)
Columbia University (MA, MPhil)
GenreBiography
SubjectAmerican Civil War,
American frontier
Notable awards2016 Pulitzer Prize for History,
2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction,
2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography

T. J. Stiles (born 1964 in Foley, Minnesota)[1] is an American biographer who lives in Berkeley, California. His book The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009) won a National Book Award[2] and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.[3] His book Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America received the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for History.[4]

  1. ^ T.J. Stiles (March 10, 2016). "T.J. Stiles".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nba2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Biography or Autobiography". Past winners & finalists by category. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  4. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes".