{"id":21147,"date":"2024-08-13T12:57:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T16:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=21147"},"modified":"2024-08-13T14:01:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:01:01","slug":"marymounts-dr-cassandra-good-named-a-finalist-for-prestigious-george-washington-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymounts-dr-cassandra-good-named-a-finalist-for-prestigious-george-washington-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Marymount\u2019s Dr. Cassandra Good named a finalist for prestigious George Washington Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marymount University Associate Professor of History <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/staff-members\/cassandra-good\/\">Dr. Cassandra Good<\/a> has been named one of five finalists for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountvernon.org\/library\/george-washington-prize\">2024 George Washington Prize<\/a> for her recent book, <a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/the-untold-story-of-george-washingtons-heirs-to-be-published-by-marymount-professor\/\">\u201cFirst Family: George Washington\u2019s Heirs and the Making of America.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This prestigious annual award recognizes the year&#8217;s finest works that advance a broader public understanding of early American history. It celebrates outstanding contributions to the study of the American Founding Era while emphasizing the importance of historical narratives illuminating the nation\u2019s beginnings.<\/p>\n<p>One of the nation\u2019s most significant literary awards, the George Washington Prize was created by George Washington\u2019s Mount Vernon, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Washington College. Each year since its creation in 2005, an independent jury evaluates 50 to 100 books published in the previous year for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s winner will be announced at a gala dinner at Mount Vernon on September 21, 2024, and will receive a $50,000 prize.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Good&#8217;s book, \u201cFirst Family: George Washington\u2019s Heirs and the Making of America,\u201d delves into the lives of George Washington\u2019s step-grandchildren, the Custises. Her meticulously researched narrative weaves the personal and political together, shedding light on a family whose story mirrors America&#8217;s journey through its first century. The Custis family, often overshadowed in historical accounts, comes to life through Dr. Good&#8217;s work, offering readers a unique perspective on the nation&#8217;s evolution from revolutionary ideals to the complex realities of governance, liberty and slavery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am truly honored to be nominated for the George Washington Prize alongside four other excellent books on the founding era,\u201d Dr. Good said. \u201cSo much of the research and writing of \u2018First Family\u2019 took place at Mount Vernon with the support of its staff, so it\u2019s particularly special to have my work honored there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Good is a <a href=\"https:\/\/cassandragoodhistorian.com\/\">historian and writer<\/a> who has taught at Marymount, George Washington University and University of Mary Washington. She also has experience at the Smithsonian Institute and various historic sites where she has worked to make history accessible and engaging to a broad audience. She holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marymount University Associate Professor of History Dr. Cassandra Good has been named one of five finalists for the 2024 George Washington Prize for her recent book, \u201cFirst Family: George Washington\u2019s Heirs and the Making of America.\u201d This prestigious annual award recognizes the year&#8217;s finest works that advance a broader public understanding of early American history. 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