A riveting account of the glamour, glory, & political infighting behind America’s most valued & honored award, the Pulitzer Prize. Reveals the Byzantine system of judging the award, what separates winners from the rest, & why the Pulitzer is so sought after. The Pulitzer has the power to change the destinies of newspapers, large & small, & the lives of journalists, dramatists, poets, historians, & novelists. Retraces the paths of the 3 finalists for the 1990 Pulitzer in specialized news reporting. Here are the human stories of how these young journalists investigated & researched the articles they wrote, & how they emerged from 1,770 entrants to become finalists.