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Category Archives: Leaders / Politicians

Review of “King: A Life” by Jonathan Eig

September 27, 2024

King: A Life by Jonathan Eig 688 pages Farrar, Straus and Giroux Published: May 2023 Jonathan Eig’s “King: A Life” …

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Review of “Peter the Great: His Life and World” by Robert Massie

June 10, 2023

Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie 934 pages Random House Published: 1980 ‘Peter the Great: …

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Review of “A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy” by David Oshinsky

March 4, 2023

A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy by David M. Oshinsky 597 pages Free Press (Macmillan) Published: January …

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Review of “The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst” by David Nasaw

February 18, 2023

The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst by David Nasaw 704 pages Houghton Mifflin Published: June 2000 Although more …

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Review of “G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century” by Beverly Gage

December 17, 2022

G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage 864 pages Viking (Penguin Random House) …

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Review of “Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution” by Mike Duncan

November 24, 2022

Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan 512 pages PublicAffairs (Hachette) …

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Review of “Ted Kennedy: A Life” by John A. Farrell

November 13, 2022

Ted Kennedy: A Life by John A. Farrell 752 pages Penguin Press Published: Oct 2022 “Ted Kennedy: A Life” is …

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Review of “Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty” by Andrew Meier

October 21, 2022

Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty by Andrew Meier 1,072 pages Random House Published: Oct 2022 …

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Review of “Hitler: A Biography” by Ian Kershaw

September 1, 2022

Hitler: A Biography by Ian Kershaw 1,072 pages W. W. Norton Published: Nov 2008 “Hitler: A Biography” is Ian Kershaw’s …

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Review of “Tip O’Neill and the Democratic Century” by John A. Farrell

June 30, 2022

Tip O’Neill and the Democratic Century by John A. Farrell 776 pages Little, Brown and Company Published: Mar 2001 Published …

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