George Washington: A Picture Book autobiography/biographyJames Cross Giblin
Geneva had been a large Seneca Indian village prior to its destruction by General Sullivan in 1779, who successfully carried out orders issued by Continental Army chief, General George Washington. I often played around the large Indian burial grounds and collected arrowheads not far from my home....
First off, the introduction by Paul Gilroy has some good points on ‘The Autobiography’, but the tone is almost laughably ill suited to the rest of the book. It is written in the manner of a University paper – a way of communicating Malcolm X was especially critical of. It is peppere...
These show places in Manhattan, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington, and Truro and Provincetown (on Cape Cod), that are mentioned in the text. Columbia University, the scene of several chapters, has its own map. The Forematter page also contains the Preface, which gives the origin and ...
After the murder of George Floyd, BU cancelled classes and events for a virtual “Day of Collective Engagement” where Kendi took a starring role as presenter. The message was clear that the star hire would be the one telling BU what we were supposed to do from now on: not only were ...
Graham’s book is populated with a cast of fascinating characters, from 50 years of presidents (and their wives) to Steichen, Brancusi, Felix Frankfurter, Warren Buffett (her great advisor and protector), Robert McNamara, George Schultz (her regular tennis partner), and, of course, the great...
Thomas Byrnes, Professional Criminals of America (New York, 1886), 1. Also see George Washington Walling, Recollections of a New York Police Chief (New York, 1887); William McAdoo, Guarding a Great City (New York, 1906); Benjamin P. Eldridge and William B. Watts, Our Rival, the Rascal...
Police chiefs and detectives like George Washington Walling, Thomas Byrnes, and William McAdoo of New York, Benjamin P. Eldridge and William B. Watts of Boston, and Allan Pinkerton of Illinois examined the most organized forms of crime. The detective became a fixture in the crime story. Such...
In 1963, Cary Grant was at the ripe age of 58 and had nothing more to prove to anyone — but he was in trouble. As part of a settlement with Joe Hyams, a well-known columnist and Hollywood biographer, he agreed to a life story to be published by Ladies’ Home Journal. This ...
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell. They author consciously depleted his monetary reserves and let himself descend into a state of abject impoverishment so that he could document the plight of the poverty-stricken. ‘Life Swap’ by Nancy Weber. The author advertised a willingness...