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...Donald said the Wolfe biography challenged him because Wolfe, a literary figure from the early 20 the century, fell outside of his period of expertise...
...very exciting and very rewarding because it's for a biography which is not in my usual line of work," Donald said about receiving the award...
...Donald examined more than three million pages of documents, many from Houghton Library's extensive collection of Wolfe's papers, before writing the book...
...particularly rewarding because it is something that is unusual," Donald said. "It goes to show that a good biographer can range over a long period of time...
...Donald, a former chairman of the graduate program in the History of American Civilization, said he enjoyed a "mild celebration" upon receiving word of the award. He also received gifts of champagne and roses from his publishers...