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 …
Released on May 5, “James Monroe: A Life” by Tim McGrath is the first comprehensive exploration of Monroe’s life in …
Those of you who have taken some or all of this journey through the best presidential biographies with me know …
Morgan: American Financier by Jean Strouse 816 pages Random House Published: March 1999 When published in 1999, Jean Strouse’s “Morgan: …
“Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency” by Charles Rappleye was published in 2016, just a …
About 7 years ago I embarked on a great adventure: to read the best biographies of every U.S. president and …
Patton: A Genius For War by Carlo D’Este 977 pages HarperCollins Published: November 1995 “Patton: A Genius For War” was …
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Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man by Walter Stahr 720 pages Simon & Schuster Published: September 2012 “Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man” by …
Based on emails I regularly receive, as well as comments posted to this site, I know that many of you …
Willard Sterne Randall’s “Thomas Jefferson: A Life” was published in 1993. Randall spent the first seventeen years of his professional …
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by H. W. Brands Published: September 2000 H. W. Brands’ …
Lynne Cheney’s “James Madison: A Life Reconsidered” was published in 2014, about a year after I read four biographies of …
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw Published: November 2012 David Nasaw’s …
James Traub’s “John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit” was published in 2016, about three years after I read four other biographies …
Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union by Robert Remini Published: October 1991 Of all the interesting non-presidents I met during …