Review of “Adams vs. Jefferson” by John Ferling
“Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800” was written by John Ferling (the author of biographies I’ve already read …
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Review of “Millard Fillmore” by Paul Finkelman
“Millard Fillmore” by Paul Finkelman was published in 2011 and is part of The American Presidents series. Finkelman is a …
Review of “Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President” by Robert Rayback
“Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President” is Robert Rayback’s 1959 biography of the thirteenth U.S. president. At the time of …
Review of “Zachary Taylor” by John S. D. Eisenhower
“Zachary Taylor” by John S. D. Eisenhower is a member of The American Presidents series and was published in 2008. …
Review of “Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest” by K. Jack Bauer
“Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest” is K. Jack Bauer’s 1985 biography of the twelfth U.S. president. …
Review of “James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse” by Sam Haynes
“James K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse” is Sam Haynes’s 1996 biography of our eleventh president. He is also the …
Review of “Passionate Sage” by Joseph J. Ellis
“Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams” by Joseph J. Ellis was published in 1993. Though it remains …
Review of “John Adams” by Page Smith
“John Adams” by Page Smith was the first comprehensive biography of Adams written once the second president’s personal papers became …
Review of “John Adams” by David McCullough
“John Adams” is the 2001 narrative biography of our nation’s second president, written by author and historian David McCullough. Of …
Review of “John Adams: A Life” by John Ferling
“John Adams: A Life” is the fifth of nearly a dozen books authored by John Ferling, who has written extensively …
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