Celebrated as “the Father of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,” Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley documented the effects preservatives had on the Gilded Age’s food supply.
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Audiobook Review| First in Line: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and the Pursuit of Power
From Richard Nixon to Mike Pence, Kate Anderson Brower examines how the personal stock of recent vice presidents has fluctuated, often at the boss’ whim.
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Audiobook Review| The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
Maxwell King affectionately relays how Fred Rogers’ mix of creativity, child psychology, and empathy made him America’s most influential neighbor.
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Audiobook Review: Betty Ford / First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer
Lisa McCubbin examines the life that poised Betty Ford for roles she didn’t seek, and chronicles how the first lady used wit, grace, and resilience inspired a generation.
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Audiobook Review: The Unexpected President / The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
When an assassin made him the 21st president, Arthur shockingly eschewed machine politics, instead embodying the best aspects of America’s highest office.
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Audiobook Review| Fly Girls by Keith O’Brien
Amelia Earhart, Ruth Nichols, Louise Thaden, Ruth Elder, and Florence Klingensmith made aviation history a decade after the 19th Amendment lifted American women from second-class citizenship.
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Audiobook Review| Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled Him to the Presidency
A look into a stenographer’s trial transcript, capturing how Abraham Lincoln’s sharp wit and folksy manner saved a client from the noose.
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Audiobook Review | Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago
Authors Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz unravel the compelling tale of infamous Chicago criminal, Al Capone, and Eliot Ness, the man who brought him down.
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Audiobook Review: Redemption / Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last 31 Hours
Recasting an icon as mortal, author Joseph Rosenbloom studies activist Martin Luther King Jr. in his final day and then some.
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Audiobook Review | The Promise of the Grand Canyon by John F. Ross
John F. Ross examines the life of John Wesley Powell and the Civil War amputee’s transition to a Reconstruction-era Jeremiah warning of unchecked expansion.