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Tag Archives: Herbert Hoover
Review of “Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times” by Kenneth Whyte
Published in 2017, Kenneth Whyte’s “Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times” is the most recent biography of the 31st …
Review of “Herbert Hoover in the White House” by Charles Rappleye
“Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency” by Charles Rappleye was published in 2016, just a …
New Release Alert: “Grant” by Ron Chernow
Grant by Ron Chernow 1,104 pages Penguin Press Release Date: October 10, 2017 * * * Every year there is …
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 …
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 …
It’s the Three-Year Anniversary Post!
It’s hard to believe but three years have elapsed since I started this journey. When I began in December 2012 …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 