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George Washington Prize

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Sponsoring Organization: George Washinton's Mount Vernon
Award Level: Winner | Award Year: 2023
Winner(s): First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity, by Maurizio Valsania

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Maurizio Valsania
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Maurizio Valsania

Maurizio Valsania (CHAPEL HILL, NC) is a professor of American history at the University of Turin. He is the author of Jefferson's Body: A Corporeal Biography.

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