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The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers by Thomas Fleming
The Ferocious Engine of Democracy, Volume One: A History of the American Presidency by Michael P. Riccards
Thomas D. Clark of Kentucky : an uncommon life in the Commonwealth by Thomas Dionysius Clark
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
Virginia's Colonial soldiers by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck
The Life of Daniel Boone by Lyman Copeland Draper
Hanging rock rebel : Lt. John Blue's war in West Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley by John Blue
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Favorite authorsH. W. Brands, Joseph J. Ellis, John Ferling, David Hackett Fischer, Thomas Fleming, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Walter Isaacson, Richard M. Ketchum, David McCullough, Nathaniel Philbrick, Jean Edward Smith, James L. Swanson, Gordon S. Wood (Shared favorites)
About meRetired USAF Officer; high school teacher (Science, History). Enjoy reading Colonial, American Revolution, and Founding Fathers history. Member of the National Society, Sons of American Revolution (21 Patriots); 2nd cousin (5X removed) to Abraham Lincoln--My 6GGM, Anne Shipley (1748-1828) was Lincoln's Great Aunt.
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posted by kgrosselin at 11:54 am (EST) on Dec 24, 2008
I just finished "Twilight at Monticello", and thought it was interesting, because it deals with a period of Jefferson's life that is somewhat overlooked by most biographers. It goes into the most depth with Jefferson's family life, and least with his political life, but it does give a well rounded picture of the man after his presidency. The writing is a little uneven, however, and it jumps from one topic to another a little abruptly at a couple points. Well worth reading though.
posted by JonnM at 6:58 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2008
posted by smithwil at 12:12 am (EST) on Dec 21, 2007