Review of “Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln’s Vital Rival” by Walter Stahr
Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln’s Vital Rival by Walter Stahr 832 pages Simon & Schuster Published: Feb 2022 Walter Stahr’s long-awaited …
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Review of “Sam Houston” by James L. Haley
Sam Houston by James L. Haley 544 pages University of Oklahoma Press Published: April 2002 James Haley’s 2002 biography “Sam …
Review of “Bolívar: American Liberator” by Marie Arana
Bolívar: American Liberator by Marie Arana 624 pages Simon & Schuster Published: April 2013 “Bolívar: American Liberator” by Marie Arana …
Review of “First: Sandra Day O’Connor” by Evan Thomas
First: Sandra Day O’Connor by Evan Thomas 496 pages Random House Published: March 2019 “First: Sandra Day O’Connor” by Evan …
Review of “Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty” by Jon Kukla
Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty by Jon Kukla 541 pages Simon & Schuster Published: July 2017 “Patrick Henry: Champion of …
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 …
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 “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 “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III” by Peter Baker
The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser …
Review of “Churchill: Walking with Destiny” by Andrew Roberts
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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