“Ranking the Vice Presidents: True Tales and Trivia, from John Adams to Joe Biden” by Ian Randal Strock Reviewed by Ed Lengel Read More
“An American Marriage” The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd by Michael Burlingame Pulling Back the Curtain on the Lincolns’ Marriage Read More
“My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir” by Katherine Johnsonwith Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore The onetime “hidden figure” recounts her extraordinary path from the Jim Crow South to the halls of NASA. Read More
“Lady Bird Johnson:Hiding in Plain Sight” by Julia Sweig An excellent treatment of her powerful and underappreciated role in American history from 1963-1969. Read More
‘The Agitators’ Review:Disturbers of the Peace How Harriet Tubman, Martha Wright and Frances Sewardchallenged a nation’s conscience. How Harriet Tubman, Martha Wright and Frances Seward challenged a nation’s conscience. Read More
“Caddie Woodlawn” by Carol Ryrie Brink Originally published in 1935, it grew out of stories that Brink heard from her grandmother about growing up in a... Read More
“Thaddeus Stevens” by Bruce Levine The man who did so much for the antislavery cause was once regarded as a dangerous zealot. No more. Read More
“The Cigarette: A Political History” by Sarah Milov A complex consideration of the cigarette phenomenon in the twentieth century. Read More
“Prisoner of War: A Novel of World War II” by Michael P. Spradlin Along with its overall historical accuracy and the believability of its characters, that refusal to delude readers with false resolutions... Read More
“Let Me Tell You What I Mean” by Joan Didion In this new collection, the famed essayist demonstrates her longstanding mastery of the form. Read More
