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My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies
[Updated Oct 2022]
When I first reached Grover Cleveland on this journey about three weeks ago I only had two biographies of this two-term president in my possession.
I ended the month with five.
As I worked through the biographies of his predecessor, Chester Arthur, several of you were kind enough to suggest biographies I must read before moving past Cleveland.
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And although I was skeptical that Santa’s media mail elves could deliver three freshly-ordered biographies quickly enough, they arrived with time to spare.
And thank goodness! Because what better way could there be to spend the holiday season than curled up with a good Grover Cleveland biography?
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* I began with Allan Nevins’s “Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage.” Published in 1932, this remains the definitive biography of Cleveland.
It is occasionally criticized for placing Cleveland on a pedestal. But while it is certainly somewhat partisan it is