▁when ▁it ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁E . ▁W . ▁S cri pp s ▁Company . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Publishing ▁Company , ▁which ▁published ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Post - Dispatch . ▁ ▁Pul itzer ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁two ▁books . ▁His ▁first ▁book , ▁entitled ▁New ▁York ▁Society ▁on ▁Par ade , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁His ▁second ▁book , ▁entitled ▁Over ▁the ▁Front ▁in ▁an ▁Aer op lane ▁and ▁scenes ▁inside ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁F lem ish ▁T rench es , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ; ▁it ▁was ▁about ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁His ▁book ▁contains ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁tren ches ▁and ▁the ▁art illery ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁War . ▁It ▁also ▁includes ▁six teen ▁photograph s ▁taken ▁during ▁his ▁tour ▁of ▁several ▁locations ▁on ▁the ▁Front . ▁ ▁Pul itzer ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Air ▁R aces . ▁He ▁spons ored ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Tro phy ▁Race ▁to ▁encou rage ▁higher ▁speed ▁in ▁land plan es . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁big - game ▁h unter . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁Pul itzer ▁was ▁married ▁twice . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁he ▁married ▁Freder ica ▁V ander b ilt ▁Web b ▁( 1 8 8 2 – 1 9 4 9 ), ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁El iza ▁Os good ▁V