THE WINNER OF THE 2018 GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIZE IS:
George Washington: A Life in Books
Based on a comprehensive amount of research at the Library of Congress, the collections at Mount Vernon, and rare book archives scattered across the country, Kevin J. Hayes reconstructs in vivid detail the active intellectual life that has gone largely unnoticed in conventional narratives of Washington.
Throughout, Hayes examines Washington's writing as well as his reading, from The Journal of Major George Washington through his Farewell Address.