The Best Biographies of Andrew Johnson

August 12, 2014

Of the six presidents to lead the nation after James Polk, only Abraham Lincoln left a legacy that escaped the …

Review of “Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction” by Eric McKitrick

August 8, 2014

“Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction” is Eric McKitrick’s 1960 review of the Andrew Johnson presidency and America’s post-Civil War era of …

August 4, 2014

“Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy” is David Stewart’s 2009 biography of our …

July 28, 2014

Two Meeting Street Inn, Charleston, SC I’m confident the world is anxiously awaiting a review of the third biography I’m …

July 18, 2014

“The Avenger Takes His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days That Changed the Nation” by Howard Means was published in 2006. …

July 14, 2014

“Andrew Johnson: A Biography” by Hans Trefousse was published in 1989. Trefousse was a historian, author and professor at Brooklyn …

July 6, 2014

For the first time since I began this journey, I have almost no idea what to expect of the upcoming president. …