In order for a Pulitzer Prize to be granted to an individual, an unbelievable and almost impossible event must occur. For some, that task takes a few years, for others, a lifetime, sometimes without success. However, some people decide not to discover a new formula, vaccine, or cure for a disease, but to create and write a book, either out of their own and personal ideas, or existing facts. Gordon S. Wood, author of the …showed first 75 words of 1576 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1576 total…America. One of the main reasons why I agree with Zuckerman is that I do not think people were "radical" in the 1800's, I think they were timid to speak for their own selves and make the country the way they wanted it, so they succumbed to the war. The validity of Wood's analysis and opinion of the war is good, but Zuckerman's analysis and voice is stronger and more agreed upon in American eyes.