The novel Dragon's Teeth, written in 1942 by Upton Sinclair, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1943. It deals with the Nazi takeover of Germany during the 1930s. 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Upton Sinclair I never met a Socialist, or a Socialist cause, that I didnt like. ... The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The Nazi swastika symbol The National Socialist German Workers Party ( German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...