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Book Reviews - Click on Title to read Review 2007-2008 Book Reviews:
The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, The Supreme Court and the Betrayal of Reconstruction
Synopsis: The author recounts the details of the deadly Colfax, Louisiana Massacre in 1873, the resulting trial of some of the participants, and the fight for justice and the ultimate betrayal of Reconstruction by the Supreme Court in the case of The United States v. Cruikshank. The Bloody Shirt: Terror After Appomattox
Synopsis: The story of how the white leaders in the south, especially in Louisiana, and South Carolina violently overthrew their Reconstruction governments. The tale of Bloody Shirt was used as a defense by southern whites for their unjust actions. Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress
Synopsis: The story of John Quincy Adams's career in the House of Representatives for 17 years after his failed re-election as President in 1828. Adams would lead the fight against the extension of slavery, the infamous Gag Rule in the House, the forced relocation of native Indians from the South to the West; and defend the Amistad freed slaves. In all these ventures Adams acquires a new reputation that overcomes his failed presidency. This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
Synopsis: A unique and compelling narrative of the impact of catastrophic casualties of the American Civil War upon Northern and Southern families and societies. The author reveals how the Civil War change forever the role of the national government in accounting for and caring for soliders killed in this and future wars. Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt
Synopsis: A brief but excellent biography of the first and last progressive Republican president. An insightful account of the many facets of a man born to wealth and privilege who becomes concerned about the plain, average American in a time of growing wealth of the few. The author recounts the making of the first conservationist president as well as the reformer of economic life of the nation. 1920: The Year of Six Presidents
Synopsis: A detailed and insightful history of the 1920 presidential election that featured the involvement of six past, current and future presidents.
Synopsis: A new biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower follows his military career from West Point to his days with Douglas MacAurthur to the his days of Supreme Military Commander in Europe during World War II. The author also traces the Ike's family history, his relationship with his wife Mamie and his British drive during the war, Kay Summersby. Finally, the author covers the eight years in the White House and beyond. A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Election
Synopsis: The critical election of 1800 that ends up being decided by the United States House of Representatives is a seminal moment in American political history. President John Adams seeks re-election against his own Vice-President Thomas Jefferson. Beyond the personal bitterness of the candidates towards each other, the establishment of partisan political parties is a major result of the election. The Perils of Peace: America's Struggle for Survival after Yorktown
Synopsis: The period between the American and French victory over the British at Yorktown and the signing of the Treaty of Paris is often bypassed and presented as a quite period. In fraught it is a period fraught with drama, political intrigue, and real peril for the success of the American Revolution and the young nation. Letters from Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of a Quest for Justice
Synopsis: The letters from Thomas Dodd to his wife during his time in Nuremberg during the Nazi War Trials describes the almost daily news and intimate, behind the scenes story of the most famous trial of the 20th Century. Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery - The U.S. Exploring Expedition 1838 - 1841
Synopsis: The story of the U. S. Exploring Expedition led by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes and the controversies that surrounded both Wilkes and the Expedition. Despite its overwhelming success, the Expedition would be overshadowed by other events and forgotten by most Americans. Sea of Glory brings the story of the Expedition back to life. Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years
Synopsis: Could the CIA, the Military Leaders, the Mafia, and the Cuban exiles have conspired to assassinate John F. Kennedy? Did Robert Kennedy seek to find the truth behind the assassination? Why was JFK brutally killed? These questions and more are covered in this serious look into the sinister forces being the murder of the young President and most likely his brother RFK. Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr
Synopsis: The first historical biography of Aaron Burr by an American Historian that attempts to discover the real life of a man whose political and personal life was ruin by his enemies. If what you know about Burr is from textbooks and fiction writers, you must read this book!
Synopsis: The latest biography of Albert Einstein that brings the genius and the man to life. He was a man of contradictions with a rebellious spirit that enabled him to challenge the accepted tenets of physics as they existed at the dawn of the 20th Century. 2006-07 Book Reviews:
A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America
Synopsis: How the Progressive Movement changed America at the turn of the 20th Century and its resulting fall in 1920 continues to effect our political and social order today. A Godly Hero: The life of William Jennings Bryan
Synopsis: The first biography of Bryan in almost 40 years reveals a more complete picture of Bryan's contributions to politics and social movements during his lifetime. Removes the stain of the Scopes Trial that Bryan is regrettably most remembered for today by students. Roosevelt - Soldier of Freedom: 1940-1945
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Synopsis: Lincoln's political skill and leadership held a divided nation together during the Civil War. His unorthodox selection of his key cabinet members from among his rivals for his own party's nomination for president in 1860, was just the starting point of Lincoln's underrated political genius. Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Synopsis: The violent and tragic impact of Manifest Destiny on the Southwest as seen from the eyes of Kit Carson and the Navajo tribes. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Synopsis: A compelling and fascinating story behind John Wilkes Booth's assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and Booth's subsequent escape , capture and death. Readers learn the true story of the plot to murder the top three Government officials and the massive manhunt for Booth. Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War
Synopsis: The true story of how Reconstruction came to an end in Mississippi and the Deep South. Based on primarily on primary sources from individuals who participated in the events in Mississippi plus archival records from the US Congress and personal notes from President Grant and others. Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
Synopsis: A character study of eight of America's Revolutionary leaders and what made this group of leaders so outstanding that they have never been matched in American History. Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War
Synopsis: Philbrick's focused account of the Mayflower and the true story of the relationship between the Pilgrims and the native Americans at this critical time in creation of the first permanent European colony in North America. The story is one that most Americans today know little of except from legend and myth of the Pilgrim Story.
Synopsis America on the brink of economic collapse and political turmoil in 1933 when a new president, Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated on March 4. The actions and abilities of the new president in the first several months of his term in office may well have kept the United States from dictatorship.
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