Eva Reads About Andrew Jackson
And finally it came time to read about Andrew Jackson. I knew little about Jackson, and most of what I did know stemmed from a few lines of a song my dad used to randomly burst out singing: WELL…
Eva Reads About John Quincy Adams
And today we have JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. John Quincy Adams Harlow Giles Unger No matter how lousy JQA may have been as a president, I really, REALLY found myself liking him as a person, and in his other official capacities…
Eva Reads About James Monroe
I’m back, finally, with more PRESIDENTIAL UPDATES. Today: James Monroe: A Life Tim McGrath I really enjoyed this one. It took me a while to access the audio, hence the delay in continuing this series, but this was a great…
Eva Reads About James Madison
I only read one book about James Madison. There were a few to choose from, but I opted for the longest one I could find. The Three Lives of James Madison Noah Feldman It took me a really, really long…
‘The Boys in the Boat’, in Which Eva Is a Sentimental Moron and Spams You With Lots of Pictures
I had an unusual upbringing. Sports were of so little importance to my family that I, at 34, still do not know even the most rudimentary rules to any sportsball games (and don’t bother trying to educate me, because I…