Author in Chief
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Author in Chief: The Presidents as Writers from Washington to Trump
By Michael B. CostanzoFor those who were willing to wade through the material, and there were many who did, Van Buren had commented ... This spurred his interest in writing his own memoir, and Van Buren soon enlisted son Martin Jr. as his personal secretary.
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Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote
By Craig FehrmanAlongside each of these authors, we also glimpse the everyday Americans who read them. “If you’re a history buff, a presidential trivia aficionado, or just a lover of American literary history, this book will transfix you, inform you, ...
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Author in Chief: The Presidents as Writers from Washington to Trump
By Michael B. CostanzoPaul H. Bergeron, The Papers of Andrew Johnson: Vol. XVI, May 1869–July 1875 (University of Tennessee Press, 2000), 4. Letter of J. Scott Payne, May 3, 1869. 2. Ibid., see footnote. 3. Ibid., 190–191. Letter of William W. Hicks, May 27, ...
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Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote
By Craig Fehrman85 “I feel as if”: Williams, Reclaiming Authorship, 52. 86 “Candidates for”: Robert Remini, The Election of Andrew Jackson (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1963), 62. 87 “born and bred”: Edinburgh Review, January 1820. The author was Sydney ...
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Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote
By Craig FehrmanAlongside each of these authors, we also glimpse the everyday Americans who read them. “If you’re a history buff, a presidential trivia aficionado, or just a lover of American literary history, this book will transfix you, inform you, ...