486. John A. Kasson: Politics and Diplomacy from Lincoln to McKinley, by Edward Younger (read 1 Nov 1955) I read this book between 8 Oct 1955 and 1 Nov 1955. On 11 Oct I commented as follows on the book: "A good biography. Kasson was a Congressman from Des Moines, Iowa, from 1863 to 1867. He was a moderate. I wonder if I would not have been a 'Black Republican' at that time." Kasson was defeated for renomination in 1866, but served as a congressman on subsequent occasions, as one can see from checking the online Congressional Biography site. ( )