In this special issue, we are pleased to offer essays adapted from books nominated for the George Washington Prize, one of the nation’s largest and most notable literary awards.
The award recognizes the past year’s best-written books on the founding era, highlighting works that further public understanding of early American history.
The $50,000 George Washington Prize was created in 2005 by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and Washington College.