Brian Josepher

What We Talk About When We talk About Grant, And Trump, And Jeff Davis, too

My latest book, WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT (GRANT) BLACK, has just been released. The book can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/WHAT-TALK-ABOUT-GRANT-BLACK-ebook/dp/B0DHSMXNWW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CPU84P1LC1MU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IZw3Ni2sQDhplGrCnKhK2VFkGNxxXSkF2uPaLr6szivTCOptreIMkR4mWCFs6EWF_KG2vbkQemzeDcazkE33vgxUiOXO9A_D0DKT-lb9CDQwbjuX1v4eRrb6-uXuzGv3pLfu3bPUC9W88doISjgkwg.xTNt1_-m0Ny0JubRZHofNU0cQ3s2p6_V9ogcdSGlwLc&dib_tag=se&keywords=brian+josepher&qid=1729169847&sprefix=%2Caps%2C54&sr=8-1 I am writing a series of related profiles, to be published in this space. This is part I. Part II will examine the ever-changing legacy of Ulysses S. Grant, fromContinue reading “What We Talk About When We talk About Grant, And Trump, And Jeff Davis, too”

Brainard, Brianard: a refraction

I am up early. I never sleep before a long hike. I’m nervous, busy. I want to be on the road before sunrise. I want to be at the trailhead first. I want to be alone. I spend the night before constantly looking at the clock. Yes, I own an old-fashioned alarm clock. Big,Continue reading “Brainard, Brianard: a refraction”

Lincoln and Trump: A Directory of 5 Differences

My latest book, entitled Trump-a-Lincoln-a-Lago, has just been released. Part historical text, part fictional story – or what I call a faux history – the chronicle begins with an invitation. A previous book of mine became hot news within the Trump family during the last year of his presidency. Initially I was surprised – and itContinue reading “Lincoln and Trump: A Directory of 5 Differences”

Lincoln and Trump: A Survey of 5 Similarities

TRUMP-A-LINCOLN-A-LAGO

Coming this October. The story, set in the final year of the Trump administration, hinges on a groundbreaking find. A writer, doing research in a Richmond archive, discovers a dossier, hidden for more than 150 years. The reports within document the friendship between President Abraham Lincoln and a journalist for the Richmond Daily Whig, one ofContinue reading “TRUMP-A-LINCOLN-A-LAGO”