On May 28, "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family," by Annette Gordon-Reed, won the $50,000 George Washington Book Prize, given annually to the "most important new book about America's founding era." More at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/28/AR2009052803559.html . --Jurretta Heckscher ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html
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