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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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Review of “Tecumseh and the Prophet” by Peter Cozzens

February 15, 2021

Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation by Peter Cozzens 533 pages Alfred A. Knopf Published: …

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Review of “The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams” by David S. Brown

January 4, 2021

The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams by David S. Brown 464 pages Scribner …

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Review of “Eleanor” by David Michaelis

December 4, 2020

Eleanor by David Michaelis 720 pages Simon & Schuster Published: October 2020 Published just two months ago, “Eleanor” is the …

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Review of “The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York” by Robert Caro

August 13, 2019

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro 1,162 pages Vintage (Random House) Published: …

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New Release Alert: “The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty” by Susan Page

April 2, 2019

The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty by Susan Page 432 pages Twelve (Hachette Book Group) …

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