Katherine Howell

Katherine Howell is the literary editor of National Review.

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The Bookshelf

by Katherine Howell

The Bookshelf

An examination of liberty and religion in America, a biography of two of Britain’s greatest orators, and a key to understanding the complex George Washington.

by Katherine Howell

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