Category: Biographers
Mr. Madison Keeps it Real
For the Father of the Constitution, July 4 wasn’t the last thing on his mind.
The Bullet That Launched a Thousand Bibliographies
Abraham Lincoln died 151 years ago yesterday. Though he was shot on April 14, he died the following morning. Presses started rolling that day and haven’t stopped over the last century and a half. Today there are an estimated 10,000-15,000 […]
Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday Gift to Us — His Library
President, Farmer, Founder, Inventor, Scientist, Librarian — Thomas Jefferson understood how books were the key to knowledge in any arena.
Lincoln’s Birthday Gift to Us — Lincoln Logic
What was Lincoln thinking? What were his listeners hearing when he spoke? Reaching outside of the biography will supplement our understanding.
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, […]
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