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Book Review: Hoover by Kenneth Whyte
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Book Review: Hoover by Kenneth Whyte

Man of la BookFebruary 20, 2025

I enjoyed reading Hoover by Kenneth Whyte very much. It’s an insightful look into a complicated man with a complicated legacy

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Book Review: Coolidge by Amity Shales
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Book Review: Coolidge by Amity Shales

Man of la BookJuly 18, 2024

The book shines with the author writes about Coolidge’s economics. The author makes excellent arguments defending his tax policies and budgetary choices

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Book Review: The Jazz Age President by Ryan S. Walters
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Book Review: The Jazz Age President by Ryan S. Walters

Man of la BookJune 25, 2024

I thought Mr. Walter made his case, that President Harding, inheriting a nation in crisis, led the United States in a laudable manner

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Book Review: Wilson by A. Scott Berg
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Book Review: Wilson by A. Scott Berg

Man of la BookFebruary 8, 2024

Woodrow Wilson, it seems to be, was the first modern President. A man who ran the office as a Prime Minister with reform-oriented goals.

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Book Review: A Man of Iron by Troy Senik
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Book Review: A Man of Iron by Troy Senik

Man of la BookOctober 26, 2023

After reading this book, I agree with the author that Grover Cleveland deserves to be better remembers than just a trivia answer

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Book Review: Worst. President. Ever by Robert Strauss
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Book Review: Worst. President. Ever by Robert Strauss

Man of la BookSeptember 7, 2023

James Buchanan is not portrayed as a monster, or bad administrator. He was a very capable, gentleman, excellent lawyer, and active in his community

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Book Review: The Death of a President: November 20 – November 25, 1963 by William Manchester
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Book Review: The Death of a President: November 20 – November 25, 1963 by William Manchester

Man of la BookJune 22, 2023

If this wasn’t a history book, I would have thought that The Death of a President by William Manchester is a Shakespearean tragedy

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Book Review: James K. Polk, Vol. 2: Continentalist, 1843-1846 by Charles Grier Sellers
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Book Review: James K. Polk, Vol. 2: Continentalist, 1843-1846 by Charles Grier Sellers

Man of la BookApril 20, 2023

James K. Polk, Vol. 2: Continentalist, 1843-1846 offers a critical analysis of President James K. Polk’s achievements and how they impacted the United States

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Book Review: James K. Polk, Vol. 1: Jacksonian, 1795-1843 by Charles Grier Sellers
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Book Review: James K. Polk, Vol. 1: Jacksonian, 1795-1843 by Charles Grier Sellers

Man of la BookMarch 28, 2023

Discover the fascinating rise of James K. Polk in Tennessee and on the national political scene in this engaging biography by Charles Grier Sellers

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Book Review: John Tyler, the Accidental President by Edward P. Crapol
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Book Review: John Tyler, the Accidental President by Edward P. Crapol

Man of la BookDecember 20, 2022

I enjoyed reading John Tyler, the Accidental President and learned a lot about a President whose name most Americans won’t even recognize.

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