''William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic'' is a history book written by American historian Alan Taylor, published by Vintage in August 1996. It profiles the life of William Cooper, father of novelist

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. The book won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for History.

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1996 non-fiction books 20th-century history books Pulitzer Prize for History-winning works History books about the United States Alfred A. Knopf books Bancroft Prize-winning works {{US-hist-book-stub