Category Archives: Biographies

Willie, Waylon and the Boys

Posted on April 21, 2024 by caseywheeler

4 out of 5 Stars Title: Willie, Waylon and the Boys: How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever Author: Brian Fairbanks Publisher: Hachette Books This book is well researched and written. It gives a history of the evolution of Country … Continue reading →

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The Call To Serve

Posted on April 9, 2024 by caseywheeler

5 out of 5 Stars Title: The Call To Serve: The Life Of President George Herbert Walker Bush Author: Jon Meacham Publisher: Random House This book is well researched and written. It gives an overview of the life of President … Continue reading →

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Clouds of Glory

Posted on March 30, 2024 by caseywheeler

35 out of 5 Stars Title: Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee Author: Michael Korda Publisher: Harper Collins This book is a biography of Andrew Jackson that focuses on his years during the Civil War. … Continue reading →

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The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt

Posted on March 1, 2024 by caseywheeler

4 out of 5 Stars Title: The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President Author: Hampton Sides Publisher: Simon and Schuster The subtitle of the book describes the contents. I have read several biographies of Theodore Roosevelt … Continue reading →

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American Lion

Posted on February 23, 2024 by caseywheeler

5 out of 5 Stars Title: American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House Author: Jon Meacham Publisher: Random House This book is a biography of Andrew Jackson that focuses on his years in the White House. It is well … Continue reading →

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Throne of Grace

Posted on February 23, 2024 by caseywheeler

4 out of 5 Stars Title: Throne of Grace: A Mountain Man, An Epic Adventure and The Bloody Conquest of the American West Author: Tom Clavin and Bob Drury Publisher: St. Martin’s Press This book is about Jed Smith and … Continue reading →

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The Wide Wide Sea

Posted on February 11, 2024 by caseywheeler

4 out of 5 Stars Title: The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook Author: Hampton Sides Publisher: Doubleday Books The subtitle of the book describes the contents. It is about … Continue reading →

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Schoolboy

Posted on January 31, 2024 by caseywheeler

4 out of 5 Stars Title: Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero Author: Waite Hoyt and Tim Manners Publisher: University of Nebraska Press This is a variation of an autobiography on that Tim Manners wrote the book use … Continue reading →

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Abandon Ship

Posted on January 14, 2024 by caseywheeler

5 out of 5 Stars Title: Abandon Ship!: The Saga f the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy’s Greatest Sea Disaster Author: Richard Newcomb Publisher: HarperCollins The author presents a well written and researched account of the events leading up to, during … Continue reading →

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Rightful Heritage

Posted on January 6, 2024 by caseywheeler

5 out of 5 Stars Title: Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America Author: Douglas Brinkley Publisher: HarperCollins This book is a biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt that focuses on his lifelong interest and passion in preserving … Continue reading →

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