won the 2011 George Washington Book Prize
(http://starrcenter.washcoll.edu/gw_book_prize/) for her book Ratification:
The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788.
Maier, author of five previous books on the history of revolutionary America,
received the $50,000 prize Wednesday (May 25) at George Washington's Mount
Vernon Estate and Gardens, near Washington, D.C. The award was presented by
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
The debates over drafting the Constitution that took place in Philadelphia in
the summer of 1787 have long been enshrined in American history. But,
according to the award citation, Maier's book reveals an equally dramatic and
essential ? though almost forgotten ? series of debates that played out during
the year that followed, as citizens, journalists and politicians argued state-
by-state over whether to ratify the nation's founding document.
"This book will really prove to be an eye-opener to many people who think that
drafting the Constitution was the end of a long road to creating a strong and
effective government," said Mount Vernon's president, James C. Rees. "Getting
the document ratified was an uphill struggle most historians ignore, and on
more than one occasion, the entire ...
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