Review of “Traitor to His Class” by H.W. Brands
“Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt” is H.W. Brands’s 2008 biography of …
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Review of “FDR” by Jean Edward Smith
“FDR” is Jean Edward Smith’s 2007 biography of the thirty-second U.S. president and is the 2008 recipient of the Francis …
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. …
Can’t Get Enough of James Garfield?!?
Few American presidents were as unknown to me as James Garfield before I started this journey through the best presidential …
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 …
The Best Biographies of Calvin Coolidge
My introduction to Calvin Coolidge on this journey included seven biographies providing nearly 3,000 pages – and almost two months …
Review of “Coolidge: An American Enigma” by Robert Sobel
When published in 1998, Robert Sobel’s “Coolidge: An American Enigma” was the first comprehensive biography of Coolidge to appear 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 …
Review of “Calvin Coolidge: The Quiet President” by Donald McCoy
“Calvin Coolidge: The Quiet President” is Donald McCoy’s 1967 biography of Coolidge. McCoy was a professor of history at the …
Review of “A Puritan in Babylon: The Story of Calvin Coolidge” by William Allen White
“A Puritan in Babylon: The Story of Calvin Coolidge” is William Allen White’s 1938 biography of the 30th U.S. president. …
Review of “Calvin Coolidge: The Man From Vermont” by Claude M. Fuess
Published in 1939, Claude Fuess’s “Calvin Coolidge: The Man from Vermont” is one of the earliest cradle-to-grave biographies of Coolidge. …
Review of “The Life of Calvin Coolidge” by Horace Green
“The Life of Calvin Coolidge” by Horace Green was one of several biographies of Coolidge published in 1924 during the …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 