Ms. Coe is the author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington.” I have a confession to make: I’m a presidential historian who dislikes Presidents’ Day. Actually ...

Biography of 18th Century Poet Phillis Wheatley Is Winner of George Washington Prize NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country's first major poets ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country’s first major poets, has received a $50,000 history award. David Waldstreicher’s “The Odyssey of ...