If I had to say something bad about “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by Doris Kearns Goodwin, it would be that it really hurts your toe when you drop the book. This 900+ page book (less if you don’t count the bibliography) is not for the casual Lincoln reader, but it …
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“His Excellency, George Washington”
I recently read, “His Excellency, George Washington” by Joseph J. Ellis (author of the bestseller “Founding Brothers”). Yet again, I’m amazed at how Ellis makes American history come alive through his writing style, which transitions seamlessly from factual story-telling to almost conversational language. Here, he cuts through the legends and folklore that surround our Nation’s …