Book Reviews
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Michael Oppenheim for American History MagazineBy Charles W. CalhounTimes Books, June 2005
Benjamin Harrison is the answer to a trivia question: Who is the only president (1889-93) whose predecessor and successor was the same man, Grover …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Harris J. AndrewsBy David McCulloughSimon and Schuster, 2005
David McCullough's 1776 is one of those well-crafted popular histories that is certain to feature prominently on every history buff's reading list this summer. The Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Mike OppenheimBy H.W. BrandsDoubleday, 2005
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was our most unlikable president: touchy, belligerent, prejudiced, poorly educated. The hatreds of his youth (Britain, banks, the Eastern establishment, Indians) stayed with him until his death. Yet …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Walter J. BoyneBy Nathaniel GunnAuthorHouse, 2004, Bloomington, Ind.
Pappy Gunn is a loving tribute by the youngest son of one of the United States' greatest heroes, one that highlights the humanity of a man who was …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by C.V. GlinesBy Rondall R. RiceUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2005
Rondall R. Rice, the author of The Politics of Air Power, has taken on the daunting task of untangling the perplexity of relations between the U.S. …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Thomas MullenSteve Coates, with Jean-Christophe CarbonelClassic Publications, Hersham, Surrey, U.K.
Two generations after their inventions first saw the light of day, the marvelous ingenuity of the Third Reich's aviation engineers continues to amaze us. Born during …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Walter J. BoyneBy Geza SzurovyZenith Press, St. Paul, Minn., 2005
To anyone who looks up with delight at the sound of a radial engine aircraft passing overhead, Bushplanes is a book to be savored, for it …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by C.V. Glines By Robert C. MikeshSchiffer Military History, Atglen, Pa., 2004
Why would anyone want to possess a detailed inventory of World War II Japanese aircraft components and equipment? Robert C. Mikesh, a retired Air Force pilot …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Chrys Ankeny By R. Eli PaulUniversity of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2004
Anyone with an interest in the Wild West or the Indian wars knows about the fight the Sioux (or Lakota) Indians put up against white settlers …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by B.B. SwanBy Larry E. MorrisYale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 2004
During the Lewis and Clark Expedition, now being commemorated 200 years later, the members experienced enough adventures for a lifetime. The actual journals produced by …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Luc NettletonBy Wayne BethardTaylor Trade Publishing (Roberts Rinehart), Lanham, Md., 2004
No doubt practicing pharmacist Wayne Bethard, of Longview, Texas, wouldn't recommend too many of the medicines he introduces in this 256-page book, but taken as …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Alexander Cook By Dale L. WalkerForge (Tom Doherty Associates), New York, 2004
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it clearly drives one of the coolest cats in the frontier history business, Dale L. Walker. In 2000 …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Chrys Ankeny By Serle ChapmanPavey Western Publishing, Billings, Mont., 2004
This is a beautiful book and a special book. It not only provides a colorful multivoice perspective on the important but sometimes overlooked Bozeman Trail but also …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Luc NettletonBy David RobertsSimon & Schuster, New York, 2004
The frontier fear, often exaggerated, of different Indian groups combining forces to drive away the white settlers actually came true way back in the explosive summer of …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Alexander CookBy Gregory F. MichnoUpton and Sons, El Segundo, Calif., 2004
If you want to read another retelling of the Sand Creek tale (traditionally referred to as a "massacre") in which the blood-thirsty Coloradoans led by …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:11 pm
Reviewed by Hank SchmidtBy Scott ZeschSt. Martin's, New York, 2004
Some of the most popular early books in American literature dealt with the captivity narrative, and the appeal of such dramatic tales of hardship and adventure on the …
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