So many names and numbers at my fingertips...but so few I’m actually in touch with. What to do next? Plus: luck's role in foiling would-be Presidential assassinations and a return to Wrigley Field.
I've also been watching "Death by Lightning." I'm three episodes in the four episodes, and I, too, have read Candice Millard's "Destiny of the Republic" and also highly recommend both. I'll likely watch the last episode of "Death by Lightning" tonight and am dreading it being over... I guess I am craving more Hollywood entertainment about obscure presidents...
I've also been watching "Death by Lightning." I'm three episodes in the four episodes, and I, too, have read Candice Millard's "Destiny of the Republic" and also highly recommend both. I'll likely watch the last episode of "Death by Lightning" tonight and am dreading it being over... I guess I am craving more Hollywood entertainment about obscure presidents...
Geoff -- maybe there will be a sequel on Chester Arthur. As you might know, Julia Sand is credited with inspiring Arthur to rise above his corrupt reputation and do the right thing as president. See here: https://www.loc.gov/collections/chester-alan-arthur-papers/articles-and-essays/correspondence-of-julia-i-sand/