Elwyn Brooks White wrote some of the best literature of his time. He had been writing since he was in high school which leads him to receiving all his awards and prizes later in his life. He had wrote several books and articles that got published. His writing soon became recognizable even without him writing his signature on his work. White had a very successful writing career even when some people though he would never make it. (1996)
He was born on July 11, 1899 in Mount Vernon, New York. (Kirk 1991) His father, Samuel Tilly White, was the manufacturer of pianos, and his mother 's name was Jessie White. (Kirk 1991) His parents moved from Brooklyn to Mount Vernon because it was better for raising …show more content…
In 1945, he won the Limited Editions Club gold medal. (1960) In 1954, He won Page One Award for his literature in the Newspaper Guild of New York for his book, The Second Tree from the Corner. (Kirk 1991) In 1960, he received the gold medal for the Letters for Essays and Criticism, and the Authors Academy of Arts. (Kirk 1991) In 1971, he won the National Medal for Literature from the National Institute of Arts and Letters. (Kirk 1991) He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom because of his contributions of literature by President Kennedy. (Badertscher 2006) White won the Pulitzer Prize for not just one of his writings but for all of them. (Badertscher 2006) In 1973, He was awarded the Sequoyah Award and the William Allen White Award for his children 's book The Trumpet of the Swan. (Badertscher 2006) He continued to get many more awards and prizes as he got …show more content…
He ended up getting many awards and prizes because of all his great work with writing his books and articles. White started writing when he was in high school and he continued to write throughout his whole life, which leads him to all of his great accomplishments with his books and