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Interview with 2018 Grateful American Book Prize winner, L.M. Elliott, author of Suspect Red and Hamilton and Peggy

What was your inspiration for writing Suspect Red? … Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship? Ideas come to an author in such...

L.M. Elliott to Present Webinar on The Power of YA Historical Fiction

The Grateful American Foundation and the National Humanities Center will co-sponsor L.M. Elliott’s webinar session as part of the “Humanities...

Suspect Red is an historically accurate novel about a critical time in the nation’s history

WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 8 – L. M. Elliott was awarded the 2018 Grateful American Book Prize for her historical novel,...

2018 Grateful American Book Prize Awarded to L. M. Elliott for her historical novel, Suspect Red

WASHINGTON, DC, Oct 31 – L. M. Elliott received the 2018 Grateful American Book Prize for her historical novel, Suspect...

2018 Grateful American Book Prize will honor L. M. Elliott for her historical novel, Suspect Red

WASHINGTON, DC, Oct 11 – L. M. Elliott will receive the 2018 Grateful American Book Prize tonight for her historical...

L.M. Elliott to receive the 2018 Grateful American Book Prize for Suspect Red and an Honorable Mention for Hamilton and Peggy!

WASHINGTON, DC, Sep 20 – The winner of the 2018 Grateful American Book Prize is L.M. Elliott, for her historical...

Constitution Day is an opportunity to reflect on America’s achievements and the opportunities it provides for its citizens

WASHINGTON, DC, Sep 12 – The nation celebrates Constitution Day on September 17—the day in 1787 that our Constitution was...

Give Kids What They Need: Teaching The Past With Passion

by Dr. Peter S. Carmichael, Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies & Director of the Civil War Institute...

Our schools need to put a new emphasis on American history

WASHINGTON, DC – Numerous news reports indicate that elementary, middle, and high schools are giving little attention to the study...

Putting a new focus on history for America’s students
The National History Day Contest and the Grateful American Book Prize

WASHINGTON, DC – More than half a million students participated in the 2018 National History Day Contest (NHD), including “more...

OPINION: How can our sons and daughters navigate the future without knowledge of the past?

The College Board’s Advanced Placement courses offer high school students the opportunity to study a subject in depth. So, why...

Your children will not learn the love of reading
if their summer reading lists are boring

WASHINGTON, DC – Are your kids looking forward to reading a few good books this summer? The answer is probably...

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