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A review by rhoelle
Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote by Craig Fehrman
4.0
A few of the more interesting details I learned from reading this book:
- The life ambition of John Quincy Adams was actually to be a professional poet.
- Though he read voraciously, Abraham Lincoln could never get much interested in fiction, except for that of Edgar Allan Poe.
- Theodore Roosevelt brought his working manuscript on the War of 1812 along on his honeymoon!
Other notes
- Missed the ghostwriting of Obama's books, but very harsh on JFK for same.
- Surprisingly positive on Truman's book, which nevertheless does not sound very readable.
- Quite positive on Reagan's Hollywood biography, which is little praised elsewhere.
Didn't care for organization too much, the flitting back and forth between presidents. The admission in the end notes of heavy reliance on summary books was a bit disturbing.
- The life ambition of John Quincy Adams was actually to be a professional poet.
- Though he read voraciously, Abraham Lincoln could never get much interested in fiction, except for that of Edgar Allan Poe.
- Theodore Roosevelt brought his working manuscript on the War of 1812 along on his honeymoon!
Other notes
- Missed the ghostwriting of Obama's books, but very harsh on JFK for same.
- Surprisingly positive on Truman's book, which nevertheless does not sound very readable.
- Quite positive on Reagan's Hollywood biography, which is little praised elsewhere.
Didn't care for organization too much, the flitting back and forth between presidents. The admission in the end notes of heavy reliance on summary books was a bit disturbing.