Entries Tagged as ‘Lincoln’

April 9, 2008

Six Brave Presidents

This was a book that I picked up at the library sale last summer. I found a bunch of Kennedy books for a quarter and picked them up. I left them in a bag and forgot all about them. I decided to try one after work today, and I am done with it already. The [...]

January 15, 2008

Team of Rivals

Finally! I have been reading this book on and off since last April. I really enjoyed the book, but it was just a lot all at once for me. I have been having trouble the last few years keeping my attention span on a book for any length of time. This one was over 750 [...]

April 22, 2007

Manhunt: The 12 Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer

I have always liked Lincoln, and when I saw this book on the shelves I thought it would be interesting. James Swanson does a great job moving the story along to the point where it is hard to put down. The narrative is very good, and is very different from most historical books. The author [...]