New Release Alert: “Grant” by Ron Chernow

October 10, 2017

Grant by Ron Chernow 1,104 pages Penguin Press Release Date: October 10, 2017 * * * Every year there is …

New Release Alert: “American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant” by Ronald White, Jr.

October 4, 2016

American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant by Ronald C. White, Jr. 864 pages Random House Release Date: October …

September 3, 2016

Almost everyone loves a good adventure story and nearly as many of us enjoy a great biography. For the past …

July 4, 2016

Bush by Jean Edward Smith 832 pages Simon & Schuster Release Date: July 5, 2016 * * * Jean Edward …

January 17, 2016

In case you’re not getting enough of the presidency (or presidential politics), The Washington Post might have the perfect solution …

November 9, 2015

Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham 864 pages Random House Release Date: …

August 23, 2014

(Photo courtesy of the FDR Presidential Library) At my current pace I expect to begin reading the best biographies of Teddy …

February 16, 2014

Let’s face it: we all love candy. And most of us appreciate the institution of the presidency. So why not savor both at …

December 22, 2012

Many others have already taken on the task of compiling their own lists of the best presidential biographies, and a …