Royce Howes

Royce Bucknam Howes (January 3, 1901 – March 18, 1973[1]) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and writer who also published a biography of Edgar A.

He worked for the Detroit Free Press from 1927–1966 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1955 for an editorial on the cause of an unauthorized strike by an autoworkers local that idled 45,000 Chrysler workers.

The Pulitzer Prize organization found that the editorial made a notable contribution to public understanding of the whole program of the respective responsibilities and relationships of labor and management in this field.

[6]Howes also served in the U.S. Army during World War II, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and receiving the Bronze Star.

"[8] The Yuma Daily Sun noted: "Hearty friendship and mutuality of association combined with author competence have produced a book which, in the most vital sense, will be of interest to all Americans.

It is five-star in every respect: the plot is grimly exciting ...; the characters are rounded and full-bodied men and women ...; and there are sparkles of humor, just a dash of spice, and the whole thing is excellently written.

... (Howes) misses no opportunities, produces clues effectively, and runs them to earth with equal satisfaction for all concerned but the murderer—he, she or they strike three times here.