It’s the Four-Year Anniversary Post!
If it’s Christmas Eve…it must be time for another anniversary post! Four years ago I began reading the first book …
Tag Archives: Calvin Coolidge
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 …
Review of “Coolidge: An American Enigma” by Robert Sobel
When published in 1998, Robert Sobel’s “Coolidge: An American Enigma” was the first comprehensive biography of Coolidge to appear in …
Review of “Calvin Coolidge: The Quiet President” by Donald McCoy
“Calvin Coolidge: The Quiet President” is Donald McCoy’s 1967 biography of Coolidge. McCoy was a professor of history at the …
Review of “A Puritan in Babylon: The Story of Calvin Coolidge” by William Allen White
“A Puritan in Babylon: The Story of Calvin Coolidge” is William Allen White’s 1938 biography of the 30th U.S. president. …
Review of “Calvin Coolidge: The Man From Vermont” by Claude M. Fuess
Published in 1939, Claude Fuess’s “Calvin Coolidge: The Man from Vermont” is one of the earliest cradle-to-grave biographies of Coolidge. …
Review of “The Life of Calvin Coolidge” by Horace Green
“The Life of Calvin Coolidge” by Horace Green was one of several biographies of Coolidge published in 1924 during the …
Review of “The Preparation of Calvin Coolidge” by Robert A. Woods
“The Preparation of Calvin Coolidge” by Robert A. Woods was one of the first biographies of the 30th president. It …
Review of “Coolidge” by Amity Shlaes
“Coolidge” is Amity Shlaes’s 2013 bestselling biography of the thirtieth president. Shlaes is a former editor at The Wall Street …
It’s Time to Meet “Silent Cal”
Despite taking several excellent history classes during my sixteen year journey through academia, I cannot recall a single significant historical …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 