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Henry Steele Commager

Henry Steele Commager (October 25, 1902 – March 2, 1998) was an American historian. As one of the most active and prolific liberal intellectuals of his time, with 40 books and 700 essays and reviews, he helped define modern liberalism in the United States. In the 1940s and 1950s, Commager was noted for his campaigns against McCarthyism and other abuses of government power. With his Columbia University colleague Allan Nevins, Commager helped to organize academic support for Adlai E. Stevenson in 1952 and 1956, and John F. Kennedy in 1960. He opposed the Vietnam War and was an outspoken critic of presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan and what he viewed as their abuses of presidential power.

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A biography of the commander of the Confederate armies, describing his family life, his career, and his campaigns during the Civil War.

How the series evolves

beginning
America's Robert E. Lee
0.0· tough start
peak
The Double Life of Pocahontas
5.0· best book in series
finale
Poor Richard
4.0· sticks the landing
overall
1.1· maybe series needed more care

Books in this Series

America's Robert E. Lee

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A biography of the commander of the Confederate armies, describing his family life, his career, and his campaigns during the Civil War.

Of Courage Undaunted

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An account of the resourcefulness and courage of Lewis and Clark on their journey through the wilderness from St. Louis to the Pacific. Written from original records and diaries of the expedition.

America's Paul Revere

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A biography of the patriot of the Revolution who had many trades, among them silver work, manufacture of copper, casting of bells, engraving, and dentistry.

Crazy Horse Hoka Hey It Is a Good Time to Die

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A biography of the Oglala chief who relentlessly resisted the white man's attempts to take over Indian lands.

Harriet Tubman, conductor on the Underground Railroad

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A biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the Underground railroad.

The Double Life of Pocahontas

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In a story that is as gripping as it is historical, Jean Fritz reveals the true life of Pocahontas. Though at first permitted to move freely between the Indian and the white worlds, Pocahontas was eventually torn between her new life and the culture that shaped her.

First in their hearts

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A biography of the surveyor, militia major, and aide to the British General Braddock, who became leader of the American forces during the Revolution and first President of the new nation.

Poor Richard

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A biography of Benjamin Franklin from his birth in Boston in 1706 through his years as printer, statesman, inventor, author, and reformer.