The Best Biographies of Warren Harding
[Updated] Biographically speaking, it seems Warren Harding comes in just two flavors: depressingly dull…or positively fascinating. And the right choice …
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Review of “The Harding Era” by Robert K. Murray
“The Harding Era: Warren G. Harding and His Administration” is Robert Murray’s 1969 biography of this scandal-tainted president. Murray was …
Review of “The Available Man: The Life Behind the Masks of Warren Gamaliel Harding” by Andrew Sinclair
Published in 1965, Andrew Sinclair’s “The Available Man: The Life Behind the Masks of Warren Gamaliel Harding” was the first …
Review of “Warren G. Harding” by John W. Dean
“Warren G. Harding” by John W. Dean was published in 2004 and is a member of The American Presidents series. …
Review of “The Shadow of Blooming Grove: Warren Harding in His Times” by Francis Russell
“The Shadow of Blooming Grove: Warren G. Harding in His Times” is Francis Russell’s 1968 biography of the 29th president. …
Celebrating 1,000 Days with the Best Presidential Biographies
1,000 days ago I cracked open the first volume in James Flexner’s series on George Washington and began what I …
Warren G. Harding: America’s Most Interesting President?
In this era of unfathomable computing power and data storage capacity it is hard to imagine such a concept as …
The Best Biographies of Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson is a surprisingly difficult person to get to know. Even after navigating six biographies of Wilson totaling nearly …
Review of “Wilson” by A. Scott Berg
“Wilson” is A. Scott Berg’s full-scale biography of the 28th president which was published in 2013. Like Wilson, Berg was …
Review of “Woodrow Wilson: A Biography” by John Milton Cooper, Jr.
“Woodrow Wilson: A Biography” is John Milton Cooper, Jr.’s 2009 biography of the 28th president. It was the 2010 Pulitzer …
Review of “Woodrow Wilson: A Biography” by August Heckscher
“Woodrow Wilson: A Biography” by August Heckscher was published in 1991 and is considered one of the best single-volume biographies …
Review of “Woodrow Wilson: World Statesman” by Kendrick Clements
“Woodrow Wilson: World Statesman” by Kendrick Clements was published in 1987. Clements is a retired professor of American history at the …
Review of “The Warrior and the Priest” by John Milton Cooper, Jr.
“The Warrior and the Priest: Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt” is John Milton Cooper, Jr.’s 1983 comparative biography of the …
Review of “Woodrow Wilson” by Arthur Walworth
“Woodrow Wilson: American Prophet” and “Woodrow Wilson: World Prophet” constitute Arthur Walworth’s two-volume Pulitzer Prize-winning series on Wilson. Both volumes …
Welcome to Savannah, Woodrow Wilson!
One of my newer traditions is vacationing in historic southern American cities during the peak of summer’s heat and humidity. …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 