American Presidents — Doug's History Blog

Book Review! American Ulysses: A Life Of Ulysses S. Grant by Ronald C. White (and more thoughts on the Lost Cause)

Doug reviews a fantastic bio of Ulysses S. Grant by Ronald C. White and goes deep into his own head as he unravels more of what he was taught in school at the same time. A compelling exercise that more Americans need to do… give it a read and more importantly give this book a read!

Road Trip! Detroit to Houston for the National Championship & Plenty of History Along The Way

Another epic road trip to see Michigan win the national championship in Houston but with a ton of history along the way! Doug and his son Tony hit no fewer than 3 Civil War Battlefields, another president’s home and plenty more historical sites… Come on along!

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Road Trip! Cleveland - President Garfield National Historic Site, Art, Music, & Hiking!

Another awesome roadtrip to a city that way more to offer than you may know - Cleveland! Doug lived there for a year back in 1994 so he’s always happy to get back there and he and son Tony packed in a ton of stuff in less than 48 hours - so come along!

Book Review! Lincoln's Lie by Elizabeth Mitchell

Not Doug’s first book review, but the first one he has published here, he discusses Lincoln’s Lie by Elizabeth Mitchell - a Civil War era of intrigue that he highly recommends!

A Visit to D.C.! Manassas National Battlefield and much more...

A whirlwind trip in and out of D.C. for Doug - it had been wayyyyy too long and 7 hours at Mannassas National Battlefield was epic - a total immersion of studying the battle along with some sites in the city!