Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here is one such title, suggested by Grateful American™ Book Prize judge John Danielson, founder of Chartwell Education Group and former chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Education:

“Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt” by David McCullough. This National Book Award-winning biography chronicles the early years of the future president, from the physical frailties that nearly claimed him to the remarkable, exuberant parents and siblings who helped him embrace — and ultimately triumph over — the adversity he faced.

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