Benjamin Harrison by Charles W. CalhounMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A president who is known only for being sandwiched in between the terms of another unknown president, despite being the grandson of a third (semi-)unknown president.
Despite this, however, he was a pretty capable individual, although certainly not singular. The author seemed to gloss over Harrison's whole Hawaii annexation (which basically turned the U.S. into a colonial empire), and I would've enjoyed more gossip about his marriage to his niece, which the author seemed keen to avoid.
I find it very curious to read about how the Republican party during this time is Northern, pro-civil rights (and anti-slavery) and pro-big government. In many respects the complete opposite of what it is today. It will be interesting to see how this all becomes inversed over the next century.
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