Van Wyck Brooks
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About
U.S. historian and critic who wrote about Mark Twain. In 1936, he won the 2nd National Book Award for Non-Fiction for his novel The Flowering of New England.
Before Fame
He studied at Harvard University, where he published his first book: Verses by Two Undergraduates.
Trivia
In 1937, he won a Pulitzer Prize in history.
Family Life
His parents were Sally and Charles Brook.
Associated With
He attended and graduated from Harvard University while Wendy Liebman did her research at Harvard Medical School.