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Review of “John C. Calhoun: American Portrait” by Margaret Coit

January 28, 2021

John C. Calhoun: American Portrait by Margaret L. Coit 616 pages Houghton Mifflin Published: 1950 Published 100 years after Calhoun’s …

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Review of “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III” by Peter Baker

October 12, 2020

The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser …

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Review of “Churchill: Walking with Destiny” by Andrew Roberts

June 29, 2020

Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts 1,152 pages Viking Published: October 2018 Andrew Roberts’s biography “Churchill: Walking with Destiny” …

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Review of “Victoria: The Queen” by Julia Baird

June 5, 2020

Victoria: The Queen by Julia Baird 696 pages Random House Published: November 2016 “Victoria: The Queen” is Julia Baird’s popular …

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Review of “Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man” by Walter Stahr

January 11, 2020

Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man by Walter Stahr 720 pages Simon & Schuster Published: September 2012 “Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man” by …

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Review of “The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin” by H. W. Brands

August 20, 2019

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by H. W. Brands 716 pages Anchor Books (Random House) …

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Review of “The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy” by David Nasaw

July 4, 2019

The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy by David Nasaw 868 pages The Penguin Press …

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Review of “Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union” by Robert Remini

April 16, 2019

Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union by Robert Remini 818 pages W. W. Norton Published: October 1991 Robert Remini’s “Henry …

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Review of “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow

March 9, 2019

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 818 pages The Penguin Press Published: April 2004 Ron Chernow’s “Alexander Hamilton” was published in …

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Reviews of “Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times” by Joel Richard Paul

January 19, 2019

Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times by Joel Richard Paul 512 pages Riverhead Books Release Date: Feb …

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