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July 4th Weekend Books

by pribut on July 3, 2009

His Excellency: George Washington – by Joseph Ellis
A fine introduction to the life of George Washington. A portrait of Washington as a person, rather than as a staid, dry, wooden icon. The book demonstrates how Washington, with the goal of independence and a successful start to a nation, grew as a person, focuesed, and achieved [...]

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Politics, Books and George Sheehan

by pribut on September 30, 2008

This is not a political blog, and I realize how distressing it can be to read political commentary in places you don’t want it and don’t expect it. However, disparaging George Sheehan does rile us a bit.
George Sheehan has now officially been injected into the current American presidential campaign. Ruth Marcus writing in the Washington [...]

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