Review of “The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson” by Kevin J. Hayes
Kevin Hayes’s “The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson” was published in 2008 and is the …
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Review of “The Fourth President: A Life of James Madison” by Irving Brant
Published in 1970, “The Fourth President: A Life of James Madison” is Irving Brant’s abridgment of his six-volume series published …
Review of “The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics” by William J. Cooper
“The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics” by William J. Cooper was published in …
Happy Presidents’ Day 2022!
Officially, today is a federal holiday to honor George Washington (whose birthday is actually…tomorrow). Unofficially, today is either a holiday …
Review of “Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln” by Richard Brookhiser
“Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln” by Richard Brookhiser was published in 2014. Brookhiser is a journalist and historian …
Thanks Three Million!
About 3,300 days ago – with much-needed assistance from an internet search engine – I figured out how to launch …
Review of “Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life” by Robert Dallek
“Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life” (2017) is Robert Dallek’s most recent biography. Dallek is an author, historian and retired …
Review of “James Madison: America’s First Politician” by Jay Cost
“James Madison: America’s First Politician” by Jay Cost was released November 9. Cost is the Gerald R. Ford Visiting Scholar …
Review of “Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty” by John Boles
Published in 2017, “Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty” by John Boles is the most recent full-length biography of Thomas Jefferson. …
Review of “The Three Lives of James Madison” by Noah Feldman
Noah Feldman’s “The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President” was published in 2017 and explores the evolving political …
Review of “The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter” by Kai Bird
Published last week, Kai Bird’s “The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter” is the most recent full-length review of …
Review of “The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World” by A.J. Baime
Published in 2017, “The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World” is the fourth …
Review of “President McKinley: Architect of the American Century” by Robert Merry
Published in 2017, “President McKinley: Architect of the American Century” is Robert Merry’s fifth, and most recent, book. He is …
Review of “The Age of Eisenhower” by William I. Hitchcock
William Hitchcock’s “The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s” was published in 2018. Hitchcock is a …
Review of “John Quincy Adams: American Visionary” by Fred Kaplan
Fred Kaplan’s 2014 “John Quincy Adams: American Visionary” is one of the most recent and comprehensive biographies of the sixth …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 