Review of “And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle” by Jon Meacham
Published last fall, “And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle” is Jon Meacham’s review of the 16th …
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A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy by David M. Oshinsky 597 pages Free Press (Macmillan) Published: January …
Review of “The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe” by Kevin Gutzman
Published two months ago, “The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe” is Kevin Gutzman’s most recent book. …
It’s the 10-Year Anniversary Post!
It’s hard to believe, but 10 years have elapsed since I embarked on what I thought would be a modestly …
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G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage 864 pages Viking (Penguin Random House) …
Review of “His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer” by Fred Kaplan
Fred Kaplan’s literary exploration “His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer” was published two weeks ago. Kaplan is …
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Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan 512 pages PublicAffairs (Hachette) …
Review of “The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding” by Ryan S. Walters
“The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding” is Ryan Walters’s new biography of the 29th president. Walters is adjunct …
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Ted Kennedy: A Life by John A. Farrell 752 pages Penguin Press Published: Oct 2022 Edward Kennedy (1932-2009) was the …
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The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T. J. Stiles 736 pages Knopf Published: Apr 2009 Cornelius …
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Review of “A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland” by Troy Senik
“A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland” is Troy Senik’s newly-released biography of the …
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Review of “The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson” by Kevin J. Hayes
Kevin Hayes’s “The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson” was published in 2008 and is the …
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The People’s Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century by Steven Watts 614 pages Alfred A. Knopf Published: Aug 2005 …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 