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I got to meet supreme court justice sam alito at the 2012 george washington book prize gala at mount vernon. Hayes oxford university press when it comes to the founding fathers, thomas jefferson, benjamin franklin, and alexander hamilton are generally considered the great minds of early america. Created in 2005, the george washington prize was presented that year to ron chernow for alexander hamilton. Jun 06, 2012 guests gather on the lawn of mount vernon as the winner of the george washington book prize is announced. The office of undergraduate admissions and alumni relations at the george washington university are excited to present outstanding high school juniors from participating high schools with the george washington university book award.
Pulitzer prize winning author alan taylor, one of the most celebrated contemporary historians of early america, is spending two weeks in chestertown as he works on his newest book project, telling a littleknown story of war and freedom on the shores of the chesapeake bay. The george washington book prize george washingtons. George washington book prize dinner 2012 washingtonian dc. He was one of the active proponents of dividing the state and forming the new state of lincoln from eastern washington and northern idaho. The book is a onevolume, cradletograve narrative that attempts to provide a fresh portrait of washington as real, credible, and charismatic in the same way he was perceived by his contemporaries. These were the uncompromising words that george washington chose to describe himself in may 1779, at the height of the revolutionary war against britain. Professor john fea finalist for prestigious george washington book prize february 22nd, 2012 today, in honor of george washingtons birthday, washington college announced the three finalists for its prestigious george washington book prize. Click on an image to download a highresolution version.
Among the washington tidbits revealed by chernow in this pulitzer prizewinner are the facts that while the president never had wooden teeth, he did try ivory dentures, as well as human teeth from the mouths of his slaves. Previous finalists george washington book prize, george. He won the 2011 pulitzer prize for biography and the 2011 american history book prize for his 2010 book washington. From 2005 2012 there was one award for american history.