Month: January 2016
The Case of the Misused Quote
I like to trust the writer when I’m reading a biography. The most readable biographies are best when I don’t find myself questioning the facts. So, with Harlow Giles Unger’s bio of John Quincy Adams, I had a tiny issue, […]
The Truth is in the Bibliography
The most important thing you can do before reading a biography is to review the bibliography and notes. The truth really is in the bibliography. The text of the book is the surface. The heart of it is the source material.
And the credit goes to…
It was December 28, 2013.
I was almost finished reading Grant, by William S. McFeely.
Felix Grundy
Every President was once a student and every student had at least one mentor of impact. Felix Grundy was such a mentor to one of the country’s most successful Presidents.
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