Summer is my fallow season for writing. Since I’m not doing well connecting sentences, the next few days I have decided to share lists of my favorite things, beginning with books. About 10 years ago I discovered that I enjoy reading history. Here are 5 of my favorite works of history/biography. Do you have some favorites not listed here?
- Truman by David McCullough (It’s so thorough. It was great.)
- John Adams by David McCullough (I have read this a couple of times I liked it so much. I like all of the letters to and from Abigail. It was a good study about Jefferson, too.)
- Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K Massie (Fascinating! I have an affinity for Russian history and this was my favorite so far.)
- The Forgotten Man by Amity Schlaes (Conservative author; scathing review of the failed policies and philosophies of Roosevelt and his cabinet during the Depression)
- A Day in Old Rome by William Stearns Davis (This made me want to visit Rome. Perhaps any book on Rome would have done it, though.)
Truman is why I have a Truman. I loved Catherine as well. Forgotten Man didn’t do much for me, but maybe that was because I listened to it over many months. I will look into the Rome book–thanks for the recommendation. Also, I just stated “We Two” about Victoria and Albert and it is way too soon to recommend it, but I love it so far.