“Miracles on Maple Hill” by Virginia Sorensen Returns us not to a simpler time, but to a time when simpler means for growth and healing remained accessible. Read More
“The Columnist:Leaks, Lies, and Libelin Drew Pearson’s Washington” by Donald A. Ritchie by Donald A. Ritchie Reviewed by Ed Lengel Read More
“Windswept: Walking in the Paths of Trailblazing Women”By Annabel Abbs Reviewed by Heller McAlpin for The Wall Street Journal Read More
“The Failed Promise” by Robert S. Levine Frederick Douglass and Republican legislators had high hopes for Andrew Johnson—but ended up impeaching him. Reviewed by Randall Fuller for... Read More
“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
