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 …
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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 …
Review of “Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation” by Richard Norton Smith
“Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation” was authored by Richard Norton Smith, a historian whose background includes work …
Review of “The Ascent of George Washington” by John Ferling
“The Ascent of George Washington” is prolific author John Ferling’s tenth book (of eleven thus far) and was published in …
Review of “His Excellency: George Washington” by Joseph Ellis
“His Excellency: George Washington” is Joseph J. Ellis’s bestselling biography of our first President, published nearly a decade ago. Ellis …
Review of “Washington: The Indispensable Man” by James Flexner
“Washington: The Indispensable Man” is the single-volume abridgment of James Thomas Flexner’s epic four-volume series on George Washington published between 1965 and …
Review of “Washington: A Life” by Ron Chernow
“Washington: A Life” is acclaimed author and historian Ron Chernow’s most recent book, for which he received a 2011 Pulitzer …
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