SOURCE: WaPo
5-22-13
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5-22-13
Stephen Brumwell wins George Washington Book Prize
tags: WaPo, George Washington Book Prize, Mount Vernon, Stephen BrumwellStephen Brumwell has won the $50,000 George Washington Book Prize for his biography of the first president, George Washington: Gentleman Warrior (Quercus).
A historian who was born in Portsmouth, England, and now lives in Amsterdam, Brumwell received the award at a ceremony last night at Mount Vernon.
The jurors’ citation said, “In the hands of this fine biographer, Washington emerges as a flesh and blood man, more impressive than the mythical hero could ever be.”...
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