Category: Presidents
The Forgotten Patriot: Andrew Johnson
Before there was President Andrew Johnson, there was Andrew Johnson, the Southern politician who stood for the Union.
Thomas Jefferson’s 200 ft. Tower
Could Monticello steal an idea from Disney’s playbook?
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.
George Washington’s Birthday Gift to Us — An Example
When he was chosen, he served. When he was no longer needed, he placed his leadership back into the arms of a republic. When he was asked to lead again, he did. When he was handed a Constitution, he studied […]
National Treasures (at Thrift Store Prices)
Reading history does not need to be expensive.
A Bibliophile’s Peek at Benjamin Harrison’s Library
If you were touring the Benjamin Harrison home and museum on July 25, 2015 and you took the 3:30 tour, I am so, so sorry. I don’t know what came over me. The informative docent asked his well-placed questions of […]
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, […]
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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