Historical Book Club

“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...

“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...

Story Time: Storm Dog by L. M. Elliott

Author L.M. Elliott reads the introduction of her new novel,Storm Dog.

“Johnny Tremain” by Esther Forbes

Published in 1943, this timeless historical novel for young adults is imbued with the spirit of the times: balancing a...

“Outrun the Moon” by Stacey Lee

Reviewed by Ed Lengel

“Upstairs at the White House” by J.B. West with Mary Lynn Kotz

Provides a look into the lives and personalities from the Roosevelt's to the Nixon’s. Reviewed by Quentin Levin

“Presidents of War” by Michael Beschloss

An intricate history of presidential leadership during wars from 1812 to Vietnam. Reviewed by Quentin Levin

“The Ghosts of Eden Park” by Karen Abbott

Captures the excitement of an era as it unfolds with all the power of Greek tragedy. Reviewed by Ed Lengel

“Edison” by Edmund Morris

Thomas Edison’s brilliant life, told in reverse. Reviewed by Charles Trueheart for The Washington Post

Patriotic Pick for November 2019

Patriotic Picks The Winds of War: A Novel, The Joy Luck Club: A Novel and Watergate: A Novel

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here are three such titles for this...

Everything Else in the Universe by Tracy Holczer

A beautifully poignant novel, masterfully written and accurately capturing the historical time which it depicts. Reviewed by Ed Lengel

The Pioneers By David McCullough

With “The Pioneers,” Pulitzer Prize winning historian David McCullough presents a different angle on Western expansion.

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