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Nov 1, 20216 min read
TRUMAN
by David McCullough. 5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Account of the life of “The Buck Stops Here” President Allow me to begin with my...
Sep 26, 20215 min read
Drift
by Rachel Maddow. 4.0 out of 5 stars How we become a nation “at peace with being at war” This was the first book by Rachel Maddow,...
Aug 17, 20215 min read
WASHINGTON A Life
by Ron Chernow. 5.0 out of 5 stars A gold mine of information on many colorful personalities in early American history Everyone knows...
Jul 29, 20215 min read
Thomas Jefferson
by Jon Meacham. 4.0 out of 5 stars Jefferson under a microscope Although I did not reside or go to school in the United States until I...
Jul 14, 20213 min read
TEAM OF RIVALS
by Doris Kearns Goodwin. 5.0 out of 5 stars A page turner of leadership and history lessons It did not take long after the publication of...
Jun 21, 20213 min read
FRANKLIN AND WINSTON
by Jon Meacham. 5.0 out of 5 stars History of World War II told through the friendship of FDR and WSC The author stated in the...
Jun 12, 20213 min read
The SOUL of AMERICA
by Jon Meacham. 4.0 out of 5 stars A historian’s pre-January 6 perspective of the battle for our better angels Jon Meacham is a Pulitzer...
May 31, 20214 min read
TRAVELLING to INFINITY
by Jane Hawking. 5.0 out of 5 stars A deeply touching and uniquely interesting book This is the remarkable story of the Hawking family,...
Feb 20, 20213 min read
PRESIDENTIAL COURAGE
by Michael Beschloss. 4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting account on the influential actions of nine US Presidents The author, Presidential...
Jan 12, 20214 min read
A PROMISED LAND
by Barack Obama. 5.0 out of 5 stars A dramatic period of recent history narrated by no-drama Obama Few people outside Illinois, including...
Dec 6, 20205 min read
BECOMING
by Michelle Obama. 5.0 out of 5 stars Sharing her remarkable story with down-to-earth prose, warmth, occasional wit and humor Before...
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