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The best mix is to have 24, 42 or 33, which means two odd and four even, or. May 07, 2015 letters of nomination from any source and six copies of the nominated book must be postmarked by february 15, 2016 and sent to michael spencer, director, center for historic preservation, university of mary washington, 1 college avenue, combs 1, fredericksburg, va 224015300. A life is a 2010 biography of george washington, the first president of the united states, written by american historian and biographer ron chernow. The spy ring that saved the american revolution kilmeade, brian. Author toni morrison wins nobel prize the washington. His first book, the house of morgan, won the national book award, washington. Sep 27, 2011 ron chernow is the prizewinning author of six previous books and the recipient of the 2015 national humanities medal. Prize event on october 24 will also honor the six finalists for the 2019 prize.
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