and with that, i'm done

[archersangel]

a little more than four years ago i decided that i was going to read a book on or about most every u.s. president. it's been a hard slog, because 1. it's hard to find books for like 1/3 of them & 2. they're mostly boring.

the book that finished it for me was presidents: every question answered by carter smith. which has info on all of them, 1-45. stuff like parents, place of birth, highlights of what happened during their term(s), what states they won in their election(s) & a brief bio of their first lady or "white house hostess" (a niece, sister, or daughter-in-law) if they were unmarried or widowed.
it's a good book to read, if you want an overview of the u.s. presidents & don't want to buy a bunch of books or spend all day on wikipedia.

there were a few from the list i recommend;

the last founding father: james monroe and a nation's call to greatness by harlow giles unger
john quincy adams by harlow giles unger
abraham lincoln: a life by thomas keneally
truman by david mccullough

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[aelfgyfu_mead]

Now that's commitment!