Leaders & Notable People

Book Review: The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin

The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin could be considered three books in one. Two biographies and a history of…

4 months ago

Book Review: The Complete Personal Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant

I especially enjoyed reading about his relationship with General Sherman & Abraham Lincoln. Grant writes in direct and precise language,…

5 months ago

Book Review: A Man of Iron by Troy Senik

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

6 months ago

Book Review: American Ulysses by Ronald C. White

This is an excellent biography with fantastic collections of charts, pictures, and maps. His time as a new General is…

7 months ago

Book Review: Worst. President. Ever by Robert Strauss

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

8 months ago

Book Review: Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy by David O. Steward

Impeached by David O. Steward explains complex legislative and legal issues in a clear, conscience manner, staying away from legalese…

9 months ago

Book Review: Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Lincoln’s ability to let go of personal slights is one of his attributes, infusing his administration with talented individuals, albeit…

9 months ago

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

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

10 months ago

Book Review: Night by Elie Wiesel

Night by Ellie Wiesel is a memoir of the author’s experiences with his father in the Nazi concentration camps of…

11 months ago

Book Review: Walking with Sam by Andrew McCarthy

Walking with Sam by Andrew McCarthy is a travelogue of the author and his son walking the 800 kilometers of…

11 months ago

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