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Book Details Title: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt Author: Edmund Morris Publication Year: 1979 Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Biography (1980) Period: 1858–1901 Detailed Summary Edmund Morris’s The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt is the first volume of a definitive trilogy chronicling … Continue reading →

Book Details Title: The Age of Reform: From Bryan to F.D.R. Author: Richard Hofstadter Publication Year: 1955 Genre: American History / Political Science Detailed Summary Richard Hofstadter’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Age of Reform is a landmark study of American political … Continue reading →

Book Details Title: The Jungle Author: Upton Sinclair Publication Year: 1906 Genre: Fiction / Social Realism / Muckraking Period: Early 1900s Detailed Summary Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is a seminal work of investigative fiction that exposes the harrowing conditions within … Continue reading →

Book Details Title: The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson Author: Robert Caro Publication Year: 1982 Genre: Biography / Political History Period: 1908–1941 Detailed Summary Robert Caro’s The Path to Power is a granular examination of the machinery … Continue reading →

Book Details Title: No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin Publication Year: 1994 Awards: Pulitzer Prize for History (1995) Period: 1940-1945 Detailed Summary Doris Kearns Goodwin’s No Ordinary Time … Continue reading →

Book Details Title: The Making of the Atomic Bomb Author: Richard Rhodes Publication Year: 1986 Awards: Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award Detailed Summary Richard Rhodes’ The Making of the Atomic Bomb is widely considered the definitive account of the creation … Continue reading →

Book Details Title: Truman Author: David McCullough Publication Year: 1992 Awards: Pulitzer Prize (1993) Period: 1884–1972 Detailed Summary Truman is a sprawling, immersive biography of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States. David McCullough charts Truman’s unlikely … Continue reading →

BOOK DETAILS • Title: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism • Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin • Publication Year: 2013 • Subject: American History (1900-1912), Politics, Progressive Era, Journalism DETAILED SUMMARY • This … Continue reading →

BOOK DETAILS • Author: Jonathan Alter • Published: 2006 • Genre: Non-fiction, History • Awards: New York Times Bestseller • Pages: 400 pages DETAILED SUMMARY The Defining Moment is a deeply researched account of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first 100 days … Continue reading →

# Book Review: The Great Depression: A Diary ## Book Details **Title:** The Great Depression: A Diary **Author:** Benjamin Roth (edited by James Ledbetter and Daniel B. Roth) **Year Published:** 2009 (originally written 1931–1941) **Period:** US History (1929–1941) ## Detailed … Continue reading →