Books by Edmund Morris
“It’s hard not to enjoy reading about Roosevelt because he was such a colorful character. Morris brings that to life. For example, he describes how Roosevelt—who previously had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy and was very passionate about the role of the Navy in the United States’s emergence as a global superpower—just could not stop meddling with the work of his Secretary of the Navy. That drove several secretaries from office.” Read more...
The best books on The US Cabinet
Lindsay Chervinsky, Historian
“This book is about admiration for a man who rises through a series of remarkable coincidences. The key thing is that he channelled the times.” Read more...
The best books on Why Economic History Matters
Simon Johnson, Economist
Interviews where books by Edmund Morris were recommended
The best books on Why Economic History Matters, recommended by Simon Johnson
History contains useful warnings and lessons and today’s economic policymakers would do well to heed them, says the IMF’s former chief economist, Simon Johnson. He recommends books showing why economic history matters.
The best books on The US Cabinet, recommended by Lindsay Chervinsky
In contrast to many other countries, the secretaries who serve in the United States cabinet aren’t chosen from among the country’s elected officials but entirely reflect the president’s personal choices. Here, presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky, author of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution, talks us through the role of the cabinet and recommends which books to read to understand more about it.
