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Also Known As	Paul George Vincent O’Shaughnessy Horgan
Born	August 1, 1903 • Buffalo • New York
Died	March 8, 1995 (aged 91) • Middletown • Connecticut
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works	“A Distant Trumpet ” • “Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History” • “The Fault of Angels”
Subjects Of Study	history of United States

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