Review of “His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life” by Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter’s long-awaited biography of the thirty-ninth president “His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life” was published last month (September …
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Related Reading: “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III” by Peter Baker
The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser …
Review of “Washington” by Douglas Southall Freeman (Harwell abridgment)
Richard Harwell’s abridgment of Douglas Southall Freeman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 7-volume series on George Washington was published in 1968, fifteen years …
Related Reading: “The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman” by Brian Holden Reid
The Scourge of War: The Life of William Tecumseh Sherman by Brian Holden Reid 640 pages Oxford University Press Published: …
Review of “President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler” by Christopher Leahy
Christopher J. Leahy’s “President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler” was published earlier this year. It is the …
Celebrating 2,750 Days with the Presidents
About 7½ years ago I decided to read as many of the best presidential biographies as I could and to …
Related Reading: “Churchill: Walking With Destiny” by Andrew Roberts
Churchill: Walking With Destiny by Andrew Roberts 1,152 pages Viking Published: October 2018 Andrew Roberts’s biography “Churchill: Walking with Destiny” …
Review of “Grant” by Ron Chernow
Ron Chernow’s “Grant” was published in 2017 to almost immediate acclaim and was named a Top 10 Book of the …
Review of “James Monroe: A Life” by Tim McGrath
Released on May 5, “James Monroe: A Life” by Tim McGrath is the first comprehensive exploration of Monroe’s life in …
Getting Right with Lincoln (and Ronald White)
Those of you who have taken some or all of this journey through the best presidential biographies with me know …
Related Reading: “Morgan: American Financier” by Jean Strouse
Morgan: American Financier by Jean Strouse 816 pages Random House Published: March 1999 When published in 1999, Jean Strouse’s “Morgan: …
Review of “Herbert Hoover in the White House” by Charles Rappleye
“Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency” by Charles Rappleye was published in 2016, just a …
Happy Presidents’ Day 2020!
About 7 years ago I embarked on a great adventure: to read the best biographies of every U.S. president and …
Related Reading: “Patton: A Genius For War” by Carlo D’Este
Patton: A Genius For War by Carlo D’Este 977 pages HarperCollins Published: November 1995 “Patton: A Genius For War” was …
Review of “Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the American Century” by Alonzo Hamby
Alonza Hamby’s “Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the American Century” was published in 2015 and is one …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 