The Best Biographies of Rutherford B. Hayes

October 26, 2014

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

October 23, 2014

“Rutherford B. Hayes” is Hans Trefousse’s 2002 contribution to The American Presidents Series. Trefousse was an American historian, author and …

October 4, 2014

After 21 months, 18 presidents and 86 biographies I’ve left behind the founding-father presidents, the nation builders, the expansionists, the …

August 12, 2014

Of the six presidents to lead the nation after James Polk, only Abraham Lincoln left a legacy that escaped the …

July 14, 2014

“Andrew Johnson: A Biography” by Hans Trefousse was published in 1989. Trefousse was a historian, author and professor at Brooklyn …

July 6, 2014

For the first time since I began this journey, I have almost no idea what to expect of the upcoming president. …