CARL ROLLYSON
Mr. Rollyson is the author of The Life of William Faulkner and The Last Days of…
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Art and Biography Converge in the Work of a Transgender Artist
The author uses succinctly written biographies and gouache on paper paintings to recover the obscure lives of women who dressed or otherwise presented themselves as men.
Redeeming the Life of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer
In effect, the author is arguing that at several crucial points during Jesus’s lifetime and immediately afterward, faith in him and his message could have been destroyed if not for the efforts of his followers.
Frederick Barbarossa: The DIY Emperor
He was a wily, determined leader who was possessed of extraordinary energy but defeated in his expansionist efforts as much as rewarded by them.
Becket and Henry II and the Clash of Sovereigns
That Becket’s biography remains of such interest is due not only to the way he courageously met his death, but to how much more is known about him than any of his other 12th century contemporaries.
Martin Van Buren: The Party-Building President Who Davy Crockett Described as Corseted, Aiding in His Defeat
Without a serious and thorough consideration of Van Buren’s entire career — before and after his presidency — it is impossible to understand the development of the modern two-party system.
The Rehabilitation of John Dickinson, a Founder Forgotten No More
It is not too much to say that Dickinson’s biographer has been as dogged and heroic in getting at the truth of the American Revolution, its precursors and its aftermath, as Dickinson himself.
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