Julie M. Fenster

Race of the Century: The Heroic True Story of the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race

by Julie M. Fenster

On the morning of February 12, 1908, six cars from four different countries lined up in the swirling snow of Times Square, surrounded by a frenzied crowd of 250,000. The seventeen men who started the New York...

Parish Priest

by Douglas Brinkley & Julie M. Fenster

"Father McGivney's vision remains as relevant as ever in the changed circumstances of today's church and society."—Pope John Paul II

Is now the time for an American parish priest to be declared a Catholic saint?...

FDR's Shadow

by Julie M. Fenster

In 1921, FDR had just lost an election as VP candidate with Governor Cox against Harding, he was overcome by an illness that left him paralyzed from the waist down, and his marriage was on the rocks. He retired...

The Case of Abraham Lincoln

by Julie M. Fenster & Douglas Brinkley

The year 1856 was a pivotal one for this country, witnessing the birth of the Republican Party as we know it.  But it was also a critical year in the troubled political life of Abraham Lincoln.  As a lawyer,...