Review of “Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage” by Allan Nevins
Allan Nevins’s “Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage” was published in 1932 (now often in two volumes) and is the 1933 …
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The Best Biographies of Chester Arthur
For an obscure and mostly forgotten former president, Chester Arthur’s story is remarkably interesting. Don’t get me wrong – PBS is …
Review of “Chester Alan Arthur” by Zachary Karabell
“Chester Alan Arthur” is Zachary Karabell’s 2004 biography of the twenty-first president. Karabell is a historian, asset manager and economist. …
Review of “Gentleman Boss: The Life and Times of Chester Alan Arthur” by Thomas Reeves
“Gentleman Boss: The Life and Times of Chester Alan Arthur” by Thomas Reeves was published in 1975 and immediately became the …
The Best Biographies of James A. Garfield
Who would have guessed that a president of so little fame and so brief a tenure in the White House …
Review of “Destiny of the Republic” by Candice Millard
“Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President” by Candice Millard was published …
Review of “Garfield: A Biography” by Allan Peskin
“Garfield: A Biography” by Allan Peskin was published in 1978 and was the first comprehensive biography of James A. Garfield …
Review of “Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield” by Kenneth Ackerman
“Dark Horse: the Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield” by Kenneth Ackerman was published in 2003. Ackerman …
The Best Biographies of Rutherford B. Hayes
After two weeks, two biographies and about seven hundred pages, Rutherford Hayes reminds me of a better-intentioned, more savvy and …
Review of “Rutherford B. Hayes” by Hans Trefousse
“Rutherford B. Hayes” is Hans Trefousse’s 2002 contribution to The American Presidents Series. Trefousse was an American historian, author and …
Review of “Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior & President” by Ari Hoogenboom
“Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior & President” is Ari Hoogenboom’s 1995 single-volume biography of our nineteenth president. Hoogenboom is professor emeritus …
The Best Biographies of Ulysses S. Grant
[Updated] Despite the pivotal role he played in the Civil War and the importance of his administration to Reconstruction, I …
Review of “The Man Who Saved the Union” by H.W. Brands
“The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses S. Grant in War and Peace” is H.W. Brands’s 2012 biography of the eighteenth …
Review of “Ulysses S. Grant” by Josiah Bunting
“Ulysses S. Grant” is Josiah Bunting’s 2004 biography of the eighteenth U.S. president. Bunting is an author, retired officer in the US Army …
Review of “Grant” by Jean Edward Smith
“Grant” is Jean Edward Smith’s 2001 biography of the eighteenth U.S. president. It was the 2002 finalist for the Pulitzer …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 