See About archive blog posts. The George Washington Book Prize has announced the finalists for its 2009 award: Annette Gordon-Reed’s ‘The Hemingses of Monticello,’ Kevin J. Hayes’ ‘The ...

After a torrent of criticism, Scholastic has decided to stop distributing A Birthday Cake for George Washington, a picture book about one of George Washington's slaves. The historical book tells ...

BEING GEORGE WASHINGTON: THE INDISPENSABLE MAN AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN HIM By Glenn Beck Threshold Editions, $26, 351 pages The life story of George Washington is “a miracle.” After all, Glenn ...

George Washington, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph J. Ellis examines the myths and realities surrounding our nation's first president. Ellis suggests Washington was motivated as much by ...

Scholastic is pulling a new picture book about George Washington and his slaves amid objections it sentimentalizes a brutal part of American history. “A Birthday Cake for George Washington ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Tatiana Schlossberg YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST A Biography of George Washington By Alexis ...

In the Trustees’ Room of the Boston Athenaeum, around 230 books once belonging to President George Washington rest in a glass and wooden bookcase. Among the volumes: Masonic sermons, agricultural ...

After initially defending the book, publisher Scholastic Press announced Sunday that “A Birthday Cake for George Washington” has been pulled from distribution. “While we have great respect ...

Obviously, the title is so provocative; it can get them to pick up the book, but how can I make them feel like they are well equipped to dive into George Washington’s life, the Revolutionary Era ...