Review of “All the Great Prizes: The Life of John Hay” by John Taliaferro
All the Great Prizes:The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Rooseveltby John Taliaferro672 pagesSimon & SchusterPublished: May 2013 John …
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Review of “Nicholas and Alexandra” by Robert K. Massie
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by Robert K. Massie 640 pages Random House Published: June 1967 …
Review of “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X” by Les and Tamara Payne
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les and Tamara Payne 612 pages Liveright (W.W. Norton) Published: …
Review of “The Triumph of Nancy Reagan” by Karen Tumulty
The Triumph of Nancy Reagan by Karen Tumulty 672 pages Simon & Schuster Published: April 2021 Published this past week, …
Review of “Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight” by Julia Sweig
Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight by Julia Sweig 560 pages Random House Published: March 2021 Published this past …
Review of “Lindbergh” by A. Scott Berg
Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg 640 pages G. P. Putnam’s Sons Published: September 1998 – Pulitzer Prize for Biography – …
Review of “Tecumseh and the Prophet” by Peter Cozzens
Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation by Peter Cozzens 533 pages Alfred A. Knopf Published: …
Review of “Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck” by William Souder
Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck by William Souder 464 pages W. W. Norton & Co. Published: …
Review of “John C. Calhoun: American Portrait” by Margaret Coit
John C. Calhoun: American Portrait by Margaret L. Coit 616 pages Houghton Mifflin Published: 1950 Published 100 years after Calhoun’s …
Review of “Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald” by Matthew Bruccoli
Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Matthew Bruccoli 624 pages Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Published: …
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