Tag: presidents
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Reagan by Max Boot
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Reagan: Wow, that whole “Gipper” thing was total BS. Quick synopsis: The life of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Reagan’s post-presidency office was used as a set in Die Hard. Fun Fact for History Nerds: By 2022, Reagan had an approval rating of 73% only bested…
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Roosevelt to Roosevelt by Stan Haynes
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Roosevelt to Roosevelt: It’s like high school only political. Quick synopsis: A look at the nominating conventions between the time of Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt. Fact for Non-History People: Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt were fifth cousins. Fact for History Nerds: Multiple western states allowed women to vote well before 1920.…
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Lincoln (History Channel)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Lincoln: In case you don’t want to watch the movie. Quick synopsis: The life of Abraham Lincoln who you may have heard of before. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Lincoln was a pretty damn good wrestler. Not in a WWE type of way, but actually wrestling dudes in the street.…
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Grant by Ron Chernow
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Grant: When is Lin-Manuel Miranda going to make a musical out of this? Quick synopsis: A (very) in depth biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The Battle of Shiloh had more casualties than the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War combined. Gettysburg…
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Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Destiny of the Republic: Sometimes you should just leave the bullet alone. Quick synopsis: The story of how President James Garfield came to power and then was assassinated. Also, how a bunch of doctors screwed up a lot. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Thomas Edison makes an appearance. Yeah, the…
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Presidents At War
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Presidents At War: George H.W. Bush was a badass this whole time and we didn’t know it. Quick synopsis: A look at all the U.S. Presidents who served in WWII. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: George H.W. Bush was the youngest naval fighter pilot ever. And he volunteered for it.…
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Museum Review: Mount Vernon
Museum Focus: George’s Washington’s home in Virginia. Where is it: 3200 Mount Vernon Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121. What does it cost: About $20 per adult, $12 per kid. How long should I plan to stay: Mount Vernon is 500 acres. You could probably take 2 or 3 days to see everything. However, a good…
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Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Washington: He didn’t just write Hamilton you know! Fun Fact for History Nerds: Washington was “land” rich but not often in the liquid sense. At times, he had to personally go to tenants on his land and collect. He was also obsessed with how his own land was cultivated and regularly…