1910s - Complete


  1. His Family - Ernest Poole - Pulitzer Winner 1918 - Read: October 25, 2006 & June 6, 2017
  2. Magnificent Ambersons, The - Booth Tarkington - Pulitzer Winner 1919 - Read: November 14, 2006 & June 11, 2017





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