Modern American Political Notes

Jonathan Rosen,"Natural Man," NYT, 6 August, reviews Douglas Brinkley's The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America.

Lynn Olson,"Band of Bickering Brothers," Washington Post, 9 August, reviews Andrew Roberts's Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945.

Andrea Fuller,"Senate Historian Reflects on 34 Years of Queries," NYT, 7 August, looks back on Richard Baker's 34 years as historian of the United States Senate.

Christopher Caldwell,"The Rise and Fall of Donald Rumsfeld," NYT, 5 August, reviews Bradley Graham's By His Own Rules: The Ambitions, Successes, and Ultimate Failures of Donald Rumsfeld.

Paul M. Barrett,"While Regulators Slept," NYT, 6 August, reviews David Wessel's In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic.