The Best Biographies of Theodore Roosevelt
After reading 121 biographies of the first 26 presidents, Theodore Roosevelt easily stands out as one of the most fascinating …
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Review of “When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt after the White House” by Patricia O’Toole
“When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt after the White House” by Patricia O’Toole was published in 2005. She teaches writing at …
Review of “Theodore Roosevelt” by Henry Pringle
“Theodore Roosevelt: A Biography” is Henry Pringle’s Pulitzer Prize winning biography of the twenty-sixth president. Published in 1931, just twelve …
Review of “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” by Edmund Morris
“The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” is the first in a three-volume series by Edmund Morris about the life of the …
Happy Presidents’ Day Teddy Roosevelt!
My journey through the best presidential biographies has now consumed 780 days, the first 25 presidents, 107 biographies and almost …
The Best Biographies of William McKinley
[Updated] History resurrects the memory of William McKinley when pondering what makes a president admirable…and yet extraordinarily average. His pre-presidency, however, …
Review of “In the Days of McKinley” by Margaret Leech
“In the Days of McKinley” is Margaret Leech’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1959 biography of William McKinley. It remains one of the …
Review of “Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage” by Allan Nevins
Allan Nevins’s “Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage” was published in 1932 (now often in two volumes) and is the 1933 …
Double Trouble: Meeting Grover Cleveland
Throughout the history of the United States there has only been one person to serve as president for multiple – …
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 “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 Abraham Lincoln
[Updated] Of the sixteen presidents whose biographies I’ve read so far, none have offered the variety of choices of Abraham …
Review of “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery” by Eric Foner
Eric Foner’s “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery” was published in 2010 and received the 2011 Pulitzer Prize …
Review of “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
“Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” is, by almost any measure, the most popular biography of Abraham …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 