Review of “Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox” by James MacGregor Burns
Published in 1956, “Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882-1940)” is the first volume in James MacGregor Burns’s two-volume series …
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Review of “Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Rendezvous with Destiny” by Frank Freidel
“Franklin D. Roosevelt: Rendezvous with Destiny” is Frank Freidel’s 1990 single-volume biography of FDR. One of the first major biographers …
Review of “FDR: A Biography” by Ted Morgan
“FDR: A Biography” is French-American biographer, historian and journalist Ted Morgan’s 1985 biography of the 32nd president. Morgan was born …
Review of “Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom” by Conrad Black
“Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom” is Conrad Black’s hefty 2003 biography of FDR. Black is a Canadian-born former media …
Review of “Traitor to His Class” by H.W. Brands
“Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt” is H.W. Brands’s 2008 biography of …
Review of “FDR” by Jean Edward Smith
“FDR” is Jean Edward Smith’s 2007 biography of the thirty-second U.S. president and is the 2008 recipient of the Francis …
Let’s Celebrate Presidents’ Day with FDR!
Not since Abraham Lincoln have I been this excited about the next president on my journey through the best presidential …
The Best Biographies of Herbert Hoover
[Updated Dec 2020] The unfavorable but vaguely-formed image of Herbert Hoover I’ve retained for three decades (since my last American …
Review of “The Presidency of Herbert C. Hoover” by Martin Fausold
“The Presidency of Herbert C. Hoover” by Martin Fausold was published in 1984 and is a member of the American …
Review of “Herbert Hoover: A Biography” by Eugene Lyons
First published in 1947, Eugene Lyons’s “Herbert Hoover: A Biography” was updated and republished in 1964 shortly after Hoover’s death. …
Review of “Herbert Hoover: A Public Life” by David Burner
“Herbert Hoover: A Public Life” by David Burner was first published in 1979 and is widely recognized as the most …
Review of “Herbert Hoover” by William Leuchtenburg
Published in 2009, “Herbert Hoover” by William E. Leuchtenburg is a member of The American Presidents Series. Leuchtenburg is professor …
How Much Presidency Can You Handle?
In case you’re not getting enough of the presidency (or presidential politics), The Washington Post might have the perfect solution …
Herbert Hoover Takes the Stage!
Prior to my journey through the best presidential biographies, Herbert Hoover and I had never met. I don’t mean in …
The Best Biographies of Calvin Coolidge
My introduction to Calvin Coolidge on this journey included seven biographies providing nearly 3,000 pages – and almost two months …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 