Tag: Book Reviews

The Cactus League – Emily NemensFarrar, Straus, & Giroux288 Pages In full disclosure, I was supposed to do a joint book review with Howie Balaban for this book. He gave…

New York’s War of 1812 – Richard V BarbutoUniversity of Oklahoma Press364 Pages In the broad scheme of American history, the War of 1812 is widely overlooked. That seemed especially…

Ordinary Hazards – Anna BrunoAtria Books272 Pages I must confess that I absolutely judge a book by its cover. Not only the actual cover, but the summary on the inside…

George Washington: Anguish & Farewell (1793-1799)-James Thomas FlexnerLittle Brown & Company554 Pages My first biography of George Washington finally drew to a close after a month-long reading of James Flexner’s…

George Washington & the New Nation (1783-1793)-James Thomas FlexnerLittle Brown & Company466 Pages It seems like I cruised through the third volume of James Flexner’s biography on George Washington. It…

The Mirror Man – Jane GilmartinMIRA Publishing352 Pages I recently did an interview with our friend, Howie Balaban, about my reading history, likes, and interests. One of the things I…

George Washington In the American Revolution (1775-1783)— James Thomas FlexnerLittle, Brown & Company622 Pages It took me about a week to read through the first volume of James Flexner’s George…

Oona Out of Order – Margarita MontimoreFlatiron Books352 Pages Last week, I reviewed what I considered one of the best books I’ve read this year. This week, I review one…

George Washington: The Forge of Experience (1732-1775)-James Thomas FlexnerLittle, Brown & Company390 Pages The first book of my big project is done. There are only about 250 more to go.…