The Best Biographies of John F. Kennedy
I spent the past 24 weeks reading a dozen biographies of John F. Kennedy totaling just under 8,000 pages: six …
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Review of “Jack: A Life Like No Other” by Geoffrey Perret
“Jack: A Life Like No Other” by Geoffrey Perret was published in 2001, two years following the release of his …
Searching for Camelot with John F. Kennedy
Rightly or wrongly, John F. Kennedy is the president who I’ve long suspected of being most undeservedly well-ranked by presidential …
The Best Biographies of Dwight Eisenhower
[Updated] Like many of the presidents whose lives I’ve explored during the past 4+ years, I found Dwight Eisenhower’s pre-presidency …
Review of “Eisenhower” by Geoffrey Perret
“Eisenhower” by Geoffrey Perret was published in 1999, two years after the publication of his biography of Ulysses S. Grant. …
Paving the Way to Dwight D. Eisenhower
During the past 1,400 days I’ve journeyed back through time to witness some of the most dramatic moments in American …
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 “Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier & President” by Geoffrey Perret
My second biography of the eighteenth president was “Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier & President” by Geoffrey Perret. An American historian …
Marching Ahead to Ulysses S. Grant
Having survived the presidency of Andrew Johnson, I’m moving on to six biographies of our eighteenth president, Ulysses S. Grant. …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 