Review of “Rutherford B. Hayes” by Hans Trefousse
“Rutherford B. Hayes” is Hans Trefousse’s 2002 contribution to The American Presidents Series. Trefousse was an American historian, author and …
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Review of “Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior & President” by Ari Hoogenboom
“Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior & President” is Ari Hoogenboom’s 1995 single-volume biography of our nineteenth president. Hoogenboom is professor emeritus …
Happy Birthday Rutherford B. Hayes!
After 21 months, 18 presidents and 86 biographies I’ve left behind the founding-father presidents, the nation builders, the expansionists, the …
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 “The Man Who Saved the Union” by H.W. Brands
“The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses S. Grant in War and Peace” is H.W. Brands’s 2012 biography of the eighteenth …
Review of “Ulysses S. Grant” by Josiah Bunting
“Ulysses S. Grant” is Josiah Bunting’s 2004 biography of the eighteenth U.S. president. Bunting is an author, retired officer in the US Army …
Review of “Grant” by Jean Edward Smith
“Grant” is Jean Edward Smith’s 2001 biography of the eighteenth U.S. president. It was the 2002 finalist for the Pulitzer …
Review of “Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity” by Brooks Simpson
Brooks Simpson’s “Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865” was published in 2000 and is the first of two expected …
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 …
Review of “Grant: A Biography” by William McFeely
“Grant: A Biography” is William McFeely’s Pulitzer Prize winning 1981 biography of the Union general and eighteenth president. McFeely is …
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. …
The Best Biographies of Andrew Johnson
Of the six presidents to lead the nation after James Polk, only Abraham Lincoln left a legacy that escaped the …
Review of “Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction” by Eric McKitrick
“Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction” is Eric McKitrick’s 1960 review of the Andrew Johnson presidency and America’s post-Civil War era of …
Review of “Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson…” by David Stewart
“Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy” is David Stewart’s 2009 biography of our …
The Art of Procrastination: Charleston, SC vs. Andrew Johnson
Two Meeting Street Inn, Charleston, SC I’m confident the world is anxiously awaiting a review of the third biography I’m …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 