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 …
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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 …
Review of “The Age of Roosevelt: The Coming of the New Deal” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Published in 1958, “The Age of Roosevelt: The Coming of the New Deal (1933-1935)” is the second of three volumes …
Review of “The Age of Roosevelt: The Crisis of the Old Order” by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
“The Age of Roosevelt: The Crisis of the Old Order (1919-1933)” is the first in Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.’s three-volume series …
Review of “Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom” by James MacGregor Burns
“Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (1940-1945)” is the second of two volumes in James MacGregor Burns’s series on FDR. Published …
Review of “Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox” by James MacGregor Burns
Published in 1956, “Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882-1940)” is the first volume in James MacGregor Burns’s two-volume series …
Review of “FDR: A Biography” by Ted Morgan
“FDR: A Biography” is French-American biographer, historian and journalist Ted Morgan’s 1985 biography of the 32nd president. Morgan was born …
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 …
Let’s Celebrate Presidents’ Day with FDR!
Not since Abraham Lincoln have I been this excited about the next president on my journey through the best presidential …
Review of “Woodrow Wilson: A Biography” by John Milton Cooper, Jr.
“Woodrow Wilson: A Biography” is John Milton Cooper, Jr.’s 2009 biography of the 28th president. It was the 2010 Pulitzer …
Review of “Woodrow Wilson” by Arthur Walworth
“Woodrow Wilson: American Prophet” and “Woodrow Wilson: World Prophet” constitute Arthur Walworth’s two-volume Pulitzer Prize-winning series on Wilson. Both volumes …
Review of “The Life and Times of William Howard Taft” by Henry Pringle
“The Life and Times of William Howard Taft” by Henry Pringle was published in 1939 and is often considered the …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 