Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard. One of my children used to be particularly interested in naming and researching the four U.S. presidents who were assassinated: Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy. This book about the life, presidency, and assassination of President James Garfield …
Category Archive: U.S. Presidents Reading Project
Jan 08
12 Projects for 2013
For several years now, I’ve been starting off the year with projects instead of resolutions. I don’t always complete my projects, but I enjoy starting them and working toward a goal. And I don’t feel guilty if I don’t finish. If I do finish, I feel a sense of accomplishment. Win-win. So, here are my …
Aug 14
The Presidents Club by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy
The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. Recommended by Al Mohler. Fascinating. I learned a lot about the presidents of the latter half of the twentieth century and their post-presidential lives. I learned that both Truman and Hoover were at first rather neglected and forgotten after their …
Aug 05
What did Teddy Read?
“And it’s likely that no president will ever match the Rough Rider himself, who charged through multiple books in a single day and wrote more than a dozen well-regarded works, on topics ranging from the War of 1812 to the American West.” ~For Obama and past presidents, the books they read shape policies and perceptions …
Apr 06
Gleaned from the Saturday Review and Other Places
Thanks to Carrie for pointing me to this review of Praying for Strangers by River Jordan. I’m intrigued by the idea of this book about an author who decides to choose one stranger to pray for each day. My first thought after reading about Ms. Jordan’s resolution was, “I could do that!” Then, I read …
Dec 05
On the Seventh Day of Christmas, Nashville, TN, 1828
From the biography, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham: Shortly after nine on the evening of Monday, December 22, three days before Christmas, Rachel [Jackson] suffered an apparent heart attack. It was over. Still, Jackson kept vigil, her flesh turning cold to his touch as he stroked her forehead. With …
Jul 24
Books About Teddy
Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough. River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard. Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris. Theodore Roosevelt is one of my fascinations. I read McCullough’s Mornings on Horseback back in March, but I never got around to reviewing it. It was a lovely narrative biography of the young Teddy …
Mar 01
Semicolon Book Club for March
The theme for the Semicolon Book Club for March is biography/autobiography, and the particular selelction for this month is David McCullough’s Mornings on Horseback, a biography of Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States. The subtitle is “the story of an extraordinary family, a vanished way of life, and the unique child who …
Feb 12
President’s Day for Kids
Monday, February 15th is Presidents’ Day, so I thought I’d re-run this list with a few additions. Have a happy holiday! Leetla Giorgio Washeenton by Thomas Augustine Daly. More Washington Poetry. O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman. White House site with mini-biographies of all 44 U.S. Presidents. More information on the Presidents for President’s …
Jan 03
Sunday Salon: Twelve Projects for 2010
For the last couple of years, instead of resolutions, I’ve been thinking in terms of projects, lots of projects that I wanted to complete during the year. I wouldn’t say I was any more or less successful with my projects than most people are with resolutions, but I like the tradition anyway and plan to …
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