Eva Reads About United States Presidents
Eva Reads About Andrew Jackson
And finally it came time to read about Andrew Jackson. I knew little about Jackson, and most of what I did know stemmed from a few lines of a song my dad used to randomly burst out singing: WELL…
Eva Reads About John Quincy Adams
And today we have JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. John Quincy Adams Harlow Giles Unger No matter how lousy JQA may have been as a president, I really, REALLY found myself liking him as a person, and in his other official capacities…
Eva Reads About James Monroe
I’m back, finally, with more PRESIDENTIAL UPDATES. Today: James Monroe: A Life Tim McGrath I really enjoyed this one. It took me a while to access the audio, hence the delay in continuing this series, but this was a great…
Eva Reads About James Madison
I only read one book about James Madison. There were a few to choose from, but I opted for the longest one I could find. The Three Lives of James Madison Noah Feldman It took me a really, really long…
Eva Reads About Thomas Jefferson
After the relative dearth of available books about John Adams, it was fun to have more options again with Thomas Jefferson. I already mentioned Friends Divided in my last post about John Adams, so I won’t repeat that one here.…
Eva Reads About John Adams
There isn’t a lot to choose from when it comes to America’s second president, John Adams. Fortunately, what there is, is thorough! So this will be a Very Brief Post. *** John Adams David McCullough This was a fascinating and…
Eva Reads About George Washington
Some time ago (I don’t want to think about how long ago, exactly) a friend of mine mentioned a very ambitious but intriguing idea she had: what if she read a biography about each United States president? My curiosity was…