Paul Brandus (and on Mastodon) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Sketches of Society and Manners in Portugal: In a Series of Letters: 1
John AdamsPaul Brandus (and on Mastodon)President Monroe was re-elected this day in 1820. Wasn't close: He got 231 electoral votes to John Quincy Adams's 1. The election was held from November 1st to December 6th https://t.co/2bZKujpzWU
Paperback, 2018
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Political Disquisitions: Or, an Enquiry Into Public Errors, Defects, and Abuses. ... of 3; Volume 2
James BurghPaul Brandus (and on Mastodon)/5 George Washington of course was the only president who never lived in the White House, but he selected the site. Since John Adams moved in on Nov. 1, 1800, every president of the United States has called the White House home (Photo: Paul Brandus/WWR) https://t.co/wrJRmORXQ1
Hardcover, 2018
$39.95Member price:$35.96 + Free shipping10% off
Friendship
E. George ThomasPaul Brandus (and on Mastodon)The friendship between two great Founding Fathers - George Washington and Thomas Jefferson - ended badly, because of something Washington did on this day in 1789: He appointed Jefferson as the first Secretary of State. What happened? (more) https://t.co/8r2MIQ5i1r
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The Winning of the West; an Account of the Exploration and Settlement of our Country From the Alleghanies to the Pacific: 3
Theodore RooseveltPaul Brandus (and on Mastodon)2/ A 2021 survey of historians by @CSPAN (I was honored to participate) ranked Theodore Roosevelt the 4th greatest President. His best ranking: "Public Persuasion" (#3); his worst (a relative term for TR): "Pursued equal justice for all" (11th) https://t.co/Ls4GbxZGoV
Paperback, 2018
$22.95Member price:$20.66 + Free shipping10% off
The Jungle
Upton SinclairPaul Brandus (and on Mastodon)Teddy Roosevelt and Congress were so horrified after reading "The Jungle" - an expose into Chicago's meatpacking industry by journalist Upton Sinclair - that they passed the “Meat Inspection Act” this day in 1906. Provided better inspection & procedures at food processing plants https://t.co/ERLsCZ0YNq
Hardcover, 2018
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Under This Roof: The White House and the Presidency--21 Presidents, 21 Rooms, 21 Inside Stories
Paul BrandusPaul Brandus (and on Mastodon)/6 A good description of the construction of the White House and its early years - beginning with John Adams - can be found in "Under This Roof," the 2015 best-seller by WWR's Paul Brandus https://t.co/j76SzbJMWf https://t.co/MzP9rHdawz
Paperback, 2019
$19.95Member price:$19.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Arrested: The Trials of Chester Beck
Henry GreenfieldPaul Brandus (and on Mastodon)/2 Parks, exhausted, refused to give up her seat for a white passenger and was arrested. You can see the very bus today at the Henry Ford Museum in Greenfield Village, Mich. (Photo/Paul Brandus) https://t.co/wcfijuPjWe
Paperback, 2021
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
Carol LeonnigPaul Brandus (and on Mastodon)This week's book selection: "Zero Fail" by WashPost's @CarolLeonnig - good, and at times disturbing, look at Secret Service. Important, well-researched and illuminating
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
John M. BarryPaul Brandus (and on Mastodon)This Day 2005: Warning that a 1918-like pandemic could strike the United States, President Bush unveiled a detailed plan to step up preparations. He had just read a book that remains relevant - and frightening - today: historian John M. Barry's "The Great Influenza." https://t.co/yHd2Keqodw
Paperback, 2005
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Memorial Proceedings on Occasion of the Death of Hon. William McKinley: 2
William McKinleyPaul Brandus (and on Mastodon)2/ The Secret Service did not begin protecting presidents until 1894, and didn't do it full time until 1902, after the 1901 assassination of William McKinley. And even then, just two full-time agents were assigned
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