George Washington Book Prize

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literary award non-fiction book award

The George Washington Book Prize is a prestigious literary award honoring outstanding works on the founding era of the United States.

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George Washington Book Prize canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary award ⓘ
non-fiction book award ⓘ
awardedFor best book on the founding era of the United States ⓘ
outstanding works on the founding era of the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligibility books about the American founding era ⓘ
books published in the previous year ⓘ
field early American history ⓘ
history of the United States ⓘ
firstAwarded 2005 ⓘ
focusesOn American Revolutionary era ⓘ
surface form: American Revolution

American founding era ⓘ
early American Republic ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genre history ⓘ
hasCategory American literary awards ⓘ
Awards established in 2005 ⓘ
History book awards ⓘ
inception 2005 ⓘ
languageOfWorksAwarded English ⓘ
locationOfAwardCeremony George Washington’s Mount Vernon museum ⓘ
surface form: George Washington’s Mount Vernon
monetaryValue 50000 USD ⓘ
namedAfter George Washington ⓘ
notableFor emphasis on accessibility to a broad reading public ⓘ
oneOfLargestPrizesIn non-fiction American history ⓘ
presentedBy Washington College ⓘ
surface form: C. V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College

George Washington’s Mount Vernon museum ⓘ
surface form: George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ⓘ
selectionProcess judged by a panel of historians and literary scholars ⓘ
sponsor Washington College ⓘ
surface form: C. V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College

George Washington’s Mount Vernon museum ⓘ
surface form: George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ⓘ

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Stacy Schiff → awardReceived → George Washington Book Prize ⓘ
Ron Chernow → awardReceived → George Washington Book Prize ⓘ
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America → awarded → George Washington Book Prize ⓘ
Stacy Madeleine Schiff → awardReceived → George Washington Book Prize ⓘ