4371. The American Leonardo A Life of Samuel F. B. Morse, by Carleton Mabee (read 14 Oct 2007) (Pulitzer Biography prize for 1944) This won the Pulitzer for biography for 1944, and so I have read it, since I am half-heartedly trying to read those winners. It is a workman-like study of Morse, who is not a totally admirable person, being eager for self-glorification and a "nativist" and at times a candidate of the Know Nothing Party. But if you want to know more about Morse, this is a good book to read. ( )