“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
“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... Read More
“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 Read More
“Presidents of War” by Michael Beschloss An intricate history of presidential leadership during wars from 1812 to Vietnam. Reviewed by Quentin Levin Read More
“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 Read More
“Edison” by Edmund Morris Thomas Edison’s brilliant life, told in reverse. Reviewed by Charles Trueheart for The Washington Post Read More
