Perfect ten minute read giving you a window into Christmas 1941 when Churchill joined Roosevelt in Washington to plan an Allied strategy. Not much is said about the strategy, rather it is about Christmas and the meaning of Christmas that these two leaders used to speak and comfort during the dar...
I usually read fiction but loved this book because it made history come alive as though I was reading a novel. The stories of American expatriates in Paris are numerous and I remember hearing bits and pieces. But this book weaves the stories of people together and covers a wide range of "study"...
The only thing I knew about Harry Truman before reading this book was a recollection of the famous picture of him holding up a newspaper that read "Dewey Defeats Truman." I am amazed at Truman's hard work, integrity, and love of people. He wasn't perfect, of course, but there is much in this bo...
Wheeeeeere's Johnny? Thanks to David McCullough's 2002 Pulitzer Prize winning biography Adams will no longer be overlooked as a lesser president of the United States.Although our currency fails to recognize him, that's never been much of a big deal to me, as my wallet generally fails to recogniz...