"To the Promised Land" is especially timely and revelatory as we struggle still with racism, militarism, poverty, and extreme economic inequality 50 years after the death of King.
The real value of “In the Shadow of Statues” is how Landrieu expands upon the ideas of his May 2017 speech to confront the shadow that slavery continues to cast over Southern and American history.
A second edition of the book includes blockbuster evidence showing that the Truman administration, contrary to the revisionists, welcomed the intervention of the USSR in the Pacific theater.
"First Founding Father" provides a well written, entertaining portrait of a man living in an exciting era, but doesn't explain the role of slavery in the creation of Lee's wealth or his politics.
Dallek’s biography clearly demonstrates that FDR sought the proper political goal and possessed most of qualities needed to act politically wise. He deserves the esteem with which Dallek regards him.
Chernow has now provided us with a compelling explanation of why Grant was indeed the first soldier of the Civil War, though there’s always the matter of the sacrifice of all those lives lost in battle.
