A deeply sympathetic examination of the Founding Father’s paradoxes.
The history of the United States is a story of individuals. There are no true dynasties, no noble families like the Caesars or the Habsburgs who have remained in power for decades. If you want to understand our past, you have to get to know the men who have been chosen by their fellow citizens […]
There is little doubt that George Herbert Walker Bush is one of the most remarkable Americans of the modern era—and not solely because he was our forty-first President and the man who carried on Ronald Reagan’s legacy. Bush eclipsed all the usual expectations of a wealthy man from a privileged family, consistently choosing a life […]
They say that truth is stranger than fiction, and these books prove it, with incredible true stories of resilience, innovation, honor and persistence. The following five nonfiction bestsellers have been adapted to be more accessible to young readers—with simplified language, trimmed length, and minus some profanity—bringing the drama of truth and great storytelling to a whole new generation. Now curious and […]