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Review of “Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams” by Louisa Thomas

March 23, 2023

Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas 512 pages Penguin Books Published: April 2016 “Louisa: The Extraordinary …

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Review of “A Woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover” by Annette Dunlap

August 3, 2022

A Woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover by Annette B. Dunlap 296 pages …

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Review of “Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer” by Michael Smith

July 10, 2022

Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer by Michael Smith 443 pages Oneworld Publications Published: Oct 2014 Michael Smith’s biography of Ernest …

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Review of “The Hopkins Touch: Harry Hopkins and the Forging of the Alliance to Defeat Hitler” by David Roll

December 6, 2021

The Hopkins Touch: Harry Hopkins and the Forging of the Alliance to Defeat Hitlerby David Roll520 pagesOxford University PressPublished: Jan …

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Review of “Colonel House: A Biography of Woodrow Wilson’s Silent Partner” by Charles Neu

November 25, 2021

Colonel House: A Biography of Woodrow Wilson’sSilent Partnerby Charles Neu720 pagesOxford University PressPublished: December 2014 “Colonel House: A Biography of …

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Review of “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” by David Blight

July 26, 2021

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight 769 pages Simon & Schuster Published: October 2018 David Blight’s “Frederick …

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Review of “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X” by Les and Tamara Payne

May 12, 2021

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les and Tamara Payne 612 pages Liveright (W.W. Norton) Published: …

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Review of “The Triumph of Nancy Reagan” by Karen Tumulty

April 18, 2021

The Triumph of Nancy Reagan by Karen Tumulty 672 pages Simon & Schuster Published: April 2021 Published this past week, …

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Review of “Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight” by Julia Sweig

March 22, 2021

Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight by Julia Sweig 560 pages Random House Published: March 2021 Published this past …

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Review of “Lindbergh” by A. Scott Berg

March 3, 2021

Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg 640 pages G. P. Putnam’s Sons Published: September 1998 – Pulitzer Prize for Biography – …

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