“The Idea of America,” published in March by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, has won The Crystal Book 2013 Award of Excellence from the Midwest Publishing Association.
The book shows how American values and the tensions between them have shaped and continue to shape history.
The judges’ comments were: “Engaging design, good white space, and nice color! The black chapter openers are very bold, nice and well-printed.”
The book was designed by Shanin Glenn, production manager/book designer for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
“The Idea of America” was written by H. Michael Hartoonian, scholar in residence at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota; Richard D. Van Scotter, a writer in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and William E. White, the Royce R. & Kathryn M. Baker Vice President of Productions, Publications, and Learning Ventures at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Learn more:
Download the first chapter of “The Idea of America.”
Listen to an archived public radio discussion of “The Idea of America.”
Purchase “The Idea of America.”
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