“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
“The Matriarch: Barbara Bushand the Making of an American Dynasty” by Susan Page A reappraisal of one of America's First Lady's, Mrs. Bush was the wife of one president, and mother of another. Read More
“Stitching a Life: An Immigration Story” by Mary Helen Fein Hein tailors a family history that is fiction and fact. Read More
“Rebel Spy” by Veronica Rossi A reimagining of the story behind Agent 355--a New York society girl and spy for George Washington during the Revolutionary... Read More
“Richard Nixon: The Life” by John A. Farrell There may be no more difficult, or intriguing, subject for a political biography than Richard Nixon. Read More
“Patriot Hearts: A Novel of the Founding Mothers” by Barbara Hambly Reviewed by Ed Lengel Published in 2007, at a time when historians and other writers were only just beginning to... Read More
“Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream” by Doris Kearns Goodwin Reviewed by Ed Lengel Observed from any angle, the story of Lyndon Baines Johnson presents a cautionary tale during a... Read More
Story Time: Storm Dog by L. M. Elliott Author L.M. Elliott reads the introduction of her new novel,Storm Dog. Read More