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December 16 to December 31

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Patriotic Pick for December 2022

“Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln”
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Suggested by Grateful American Book Prize judge Neme Alperstein, a longtime teacher of gifted and talented students in the New...

History Matters
December 1 to December 15

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Evolving Mirrors and Windows Within Adolescent Literature

David Bruce Smith discusses the expanding canon of adolescent literature that has opened windows to a broader perspective and begun...

History Matters
November 16 to November 30

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Patriotic Pick for November 2022

“American Republics”
by Alan Taylor

Suggested by Louise Mirrer, Ph.D., president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society

Interview with Michelle Coles
2022 Grateful American Book Prize Winner

As David Bruce Smith, co-founder of the Prize put it: “This is a unique, powerful ‘must read’ for America’s young...

History Matters
November 1 to November 15

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

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

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

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

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