In his recent book, "Ike and McCarthy: Dwight Eisenhower's Secret Campaign Against Joseph McCarthy" (2017), historian David Nichols examines a controversial aspect of Eisenhower's presidency: ... Read More
Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War
In 1978, historian David Nichols published his first book "Lincoln and the Indians", which remains a rare study of a frequently overlooked aspect of Lincoln's presidency. I read and reviewed the book ... Read More
Lincoln and the Indians: Civil War Policy and Politics
This is a paperback reprint of a book published in 1978. The message today is as timely as it was then -- or, for that matter as it was during Civil War America. Professor Nichols' book is a good ... Read More