Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here is one such title, suggested by Grateful American™ Book Prize judge Dr. Louise Mirrer, president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society:

• Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow. The father of our country becomes fully three-dimensional in this masterful, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography that captures the man — including both his troubles and his triumphs — behind the myth.

Each year, the Grateful American™ Foundation, through its Book Prize, honors excellence in children’s historical nonfiction and fiction focused on the people and events that have shaped the U.S. since its birth. To learn more about the prize, click here.