In the biography John Adams by renowned historian David McCullough, readers get what the cover promises: the tale of that largely forgotten Founding Father and President, from his inauspicious start as the son of a Massachusetts farmer to his glorious finish at the age of 90 on July 4th, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, with every virtue and foible on full display for both history and readers to pass judgment on.
Read MoreLGBTQ influence in public policy and politics, art, cinema, television, and literature is so thoroughly documented, the reader can’t help but reflect on the inadequacy of credit given. As Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, once wisely observed, “freedom is too enormous to be slipped under a closet door.”
Read MoreFrances Perkins is largely responsible for the New Deal, the reforms and programs that helped establish Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and other safeguards that allowed the U.S. to recover from some of the worst economic fallout of the Great Depression, safeguards that continue as our social safety net to this day.
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