Review of “Washington” by Douglas Southall Freeman (Harwell abridgment)
Richard Harwell’s abridgment of Douglas Southall Freeman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 7-volume series on George Washington was published in 1968, fifteen years …
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Review of “Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama” by David Garrow
David Garrow’s “Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama” was published in 2017 and named a “Best Book of 2017” …
Review of “Reagan: The Life” by H. W. Brands
“Reagan: The Life” by H.W. Brands was published in 2015. Brands is a professor at the University of Texas, a …
The Best Biographies of Lyndon B. Johnson
After spending the past four months with Lyndon Johnson it’s fair to say that I found him to be the …
Review of “Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 3)” by Robert Caro
“Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the Pulitzer Prize-winning third volume in Robert Caro’s series covering …
Review of “The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Vol 1)” by Robert Caro
“The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson” is the first volume in Robert Caro’s epic series covering the …
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 John F. Kennedy
I spent the past 24 weeks reading a dozen biographies of John F. Kennedy totaling just under 8,000 pages: six …
Review of “A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.’s “A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House” was published in 1965 and received a …
The Best Biographies of Harry S. Truman
Harry Truman has a reputation for being a bit boring. It’s a sentiment I find hard to refute…and yet I …
Review of “Truman” by David McCullough
“Truman” is David McCullough’s 1992 biography of the 33rd president. It was the first comprehensive biography of Truman and earned …
The Buck Stops Here: Turning to Harry Truman
FDR’s presidency lasted nearly 4,500 days – and it sometimes seems I spent nearly as much time working my way …
The Best Biographies of Franklin D. Roosevelt
[Updated] Every student of American history knows that Franklin D. Roosevelt served more terms as President of the United States …
Review of “Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History” by Robert Sherwood
“Roosevelt and Hopkins: An Intimate History” is Robert Sherwood’s 1948 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins (a …
Review of “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II” was published in …
