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The Society of Midland Authors has chosen a book written by UW-La Crosse History Professor Emeritus Bruce L. Mouser as a finalist in the biography category of its annual Author Awards.
[caption id="attachment_2753" align="alignleft" width="100" caption="Author Bruce Mouser"][/caption]The Society of Midland Authors has chosen a book written by UW-La Crosse History Professor Emeritus Bruce L. Mouser as a finalist in the biography category of its annual Author Awards.
One finalist and one winner were chosen in this category in a 12-state region. The winner was a biography of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens published by Northern Illinois University Press.
Mouser’s book, For Labor, Race, and Liberty: George Edwin Taylor, His Run for the White House, and the Making of Independent Black Politics, reflects on the historic presidential run of La Crosse resident George Edwin Taylor in 1904. Running against Theodore Roosevelt, Taylor was the first African American ticketed as a political party’s nominee for U.S. president.
“The three of us on the committee appreciate receiving biographies of people who are rather obscure in history,” said Rich Lindberg, a judge for The Society of Midland Authors. “It generally takes a lot of work to do an original biography.”
Lindberg said the committee did not know of any other previous biographies written about Taylor. The Society also looks at a writer’s style.
“We want the individual to come alive to us rather than a dry, historical recitation,” said Lindberg.
Mouser said the acknowledgement was a surprise and honor.
“If you look at the list of previous winners, it’s pretty impressive,” Mouser said.
Mouser and Barnhart will be recognized during the annual literary awards banquet for The Society of Midland Authors on May 10 at the Chicago Bar Association in downtown Chicago. The Society of Midland Authors is an association founded in 1915 to promote the work of authors in 12 states in the heartland of America.
Mouser’s book is still available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and other locations.