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An Origin Story: The Grateful American Book Prize

David Bruce Smith recalls how his desire for more kids to get excited about American history turned into the Grateful...

History Matters
October 16 to October 31, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Patriotic Pick for October 2022

“The Zealot and the Emancipator”
by H. W. Brands

Suggested by William J. O’Connor, Ph.D., executive vice president of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation

History Matters
October 1 to October 15, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Michelle Coles’ Debut Novel Wins 2022 Grateful American Book Prize

Coles receives the top honor for her historical novel, Black Was the Ink

History Matters
September 16 to September 30, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Patriotic Pick for September 2022

“The Guns of August”
by Barbara W. Tuchman

Suggested by Elizabeth von Hassell, executive director of the National Sporting Library & Museum in Middleburg, Virginia

History Matters
September 1 to September 15, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Patriotic Pick for August 2022

A House Built By Slaves:
African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House
by Jonathan W. White

Suggested by Erin Carlson Mast, president and CEO of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation

History Matters
August 16 to August 31, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Sparking Curiosity:
Engaging Young People to Read, Write, and Create

AdLit presents a panel discussion on engaging young people in reading, writing, speaking, and performing.

History Matters
August 1 to August 15, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

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