Andrew Johnson

The Presidents: A book review by Bob Morris

June 18, 2019

The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America’s Best–and Worst–Chief Executives Brian Lamb and Susan Swain, with special contributions by Douglas Brinkley, Edna Greene Medford, and Richard Norton Smith PublicAffairs (April 2019) Whatever the specific rankings, here is an abundance of valuable…

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American Ulysses: A book review by Bob Morris

April 27, 2017

American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant Ronald C. White Random House (October 2016) A brilliant examination of a U.S. hero “from the inside out” As I often do, I read this book in combination with another, James Lee…

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