The book is Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy. It was originally published in 1955 by Harper Collins when Kennedy was a Senator. I read it in July of 2025. The title refers to politicians in American history who had the courage of their convictions to stand up for what they believed was right... Continue Reading →
The book is King Henry V by William Shakespeare. I have no idea when it was first published. I read the Arden Shakespeare edition Third Series by Bloomsbury Publishing. I read it in June of 2025. The title is the subject of the play King Henry V, king of England in the 15th century. I... Continue Reading →
The book is Henry V by Dan Jones. It was originally published in 2024 by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. I read the 2024 hardcover edition. I read it in May of 2024. The title is the subject of the book. It’s a biography of Henry V. My first introduction to King... Continue Reading →
The book is Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose. It was originally published by Simon and Schuster in 1992. I read the 2017 paperback edition. I read it in December of 2024. The title comes from a line in a speech from William Shakespeare’s Henry V. “From this day to the ending of... Continue Reading →
The book is Persian Fire by Tom Holland. It was originally published in 2005 by Little Brown, a division of Time Warner books. I read the 2007 Anchor Books paperback edition. I read it in November of 2024 I read this book because I’m reading through Tom Holland’s history books and this was next on the bibliography. This was... Continue Reading →
The book is The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. This translation was first published by Samuel Moore in 1888. Published in Penguin Books in 1967. I read the 2002 Penguin Classics edition. I read it in September of 2024. The title is the thesis of the book. It is the official declaration of what it means to... Continue Reading →
The book is The White Horse King by Ben Merkle. It was originally published in 2009 by Thomas Nelson. I read the 2009 paperback edition. I read it in June of 2024. The title refers to Whitehorse Hill in England where there is a giant drawing of a horse etched into the hill with white chalk. This... Continue Reading →
The book is Children of Ash and Elm by Neil Price. It was originally published by Basic Books in 2020. I read the 2022 paperback edition. I read it in February of 2024. The title refers to the creation of the Viking people by the gods. "The man is Askr, the ash tree. The woman is Embla, the... Continue Reading →
The book is The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell. It was originally published in 2006 by Harper Collins. I read the 2007 paperback edition. I read it in January of 2024. The title refers to a Viking character named Svein. He's the main villain of this installment of Cornwell's Last Kingdom series. I'm reading this book series because... Continue Reading →
Solomon White 