1920

 Book 40 of my 2026 Reading Challenge

read from March 21 - 26

1920: The Year of the Six Presidents

by David Pietrusza

published 2007

4 stars

"The President of the United States lay bleeding on the bathroom floor."  This opening line set the tone for an accessible nonfiction book that wasn't dry and didn't feel like the 533 pages it was.  There were a lot of people to focus on and while I got lost in the connections of some of the secondary players, the book was overall easy to follow.

What an amazing election cycle to have 6 past, current, or future presidents running.  No other election has come close to that; my first thought was because of term limits but my second, sadder thought is because presidents now skew so old they aren't around for as many cycles.  My kids have heard me lament many times about the lack of Gen X presidents - the Boomers didn't leave and now the Millennials are coming up.

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Ways This Book Met my 2026 Reading Goals:

- 40th book read in 2026 (my goal is 100)

- Title starting with 'N' (I'm doing an A-Z title challenge)