▁( 1 9 4 2 ), ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁for ▁History . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁she ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Let ters ▁degree ▁from ▁Clark ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁her ▁best - known ▁work ▁Johnny ▁T rem ain ▁was ▁published , ▁for ▁which ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁New ber y ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁America ' s ▁Paul ▁Re vere ▁was ▁published ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁The ▁Boston ▁Book ▁was ▁published . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer ▁novel ▁award ▁of ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁her ▁then ▁forth coming ▁book , ▁The ▁Running ▁of ▁the ▁T ide , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁Rain bow ▁on ▁the ▁Road ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Est her ▁For bes ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Anti qu arian ▁Society . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁For bes ▁died ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁in ▁Wor c ester , ▁of ▁r he um atic ▁heart