Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time by Freeman Cleaves

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Bob Timmermann

President #9, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #39 Let Me Be Brief… If you mention the name William Henry Harrison to most people, the initial reaction will be “I don’t know anyone by that name.” So, after you get past the people who are completely ignorant of the man, you might get the reaction of “Oh, the [...]

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Milllard Fillmore by Robert J. Scarry

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #13, C-SPAN historians ranking #37 Yes, I Was President For a job that has only had 43 different men in it, it seems to hard to believe that some people to hold the office could be as obscure as Millard Fillmore. America’s 13th President, an amiable politician from Buffalo, somehow managed to work his [...]

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Abraham Lincoln by George S. McGovern

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #16, C-SPAN Historians Ranking #1 The Standard Back when I was in eighth grade, I entered an American history essay contest at a local prep school. The winner would receive a partial scholarship to the school. It was actually a timed test in a classroom setting and we didn’t know what the question would [...]

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Zachary Taylor by John S. D. Eisenhower

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

President #12, C-SPAN Historians ranking #29 He’s Tanned, Rough, and Ready What can be said about a man who was President for just 16 months? What can be said about a President who never held any other political office in his life? What can be said about a man who likely never voted in his [...]

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John Tyler by Gary May

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Bob Timmermann

Him too! 10th President. C-Span historians rank: 35 My chaotic journey through the history of the U.S. Presidency begins with a book about the first vice-president to succeed a president who passed away while in office. Gary May, a professor at the University of Delaware, penned this surprisingly sympathetic look at one of America’s lesser [...]

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