9 Best presidents books like President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler by Christopher J. Leahy

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President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler

By: Christopher J. Leahy

4.08

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Historians and the American public have long viewed President John Tyler as one of the nation’s lea…

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1. Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President

By: Robert J. Rayback

3.69

Format: 470 pages, Hardcover

For some reason hard to understand, the historically minded public has had to wait 85 years since t… read more

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2. Life of Andrew Jackson, The

By: Robert V. Remini

4.04

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The classic one-volume biography of Andrew Jackson Robert V. Remini's prizewinning, three-volume… read more

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"Republics exist as long as the people "adhere to principles and virtue."

-Robert V. Remini, Life of Andrew Jackson, The

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3. Martin Van Buren

By: Ted Widmer , Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

3.89

Format: 310 pages,

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4. Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America

By: Walter R. Borneman

3.00

Format: None pages,

In Polk, Walter R. Borneman gives us the first complete and authoritative biography of a president … read more

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5. American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

By: Jon Meacham

3.44

Format: 336 pages,

Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this r… read more

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6. Millard Fillmore (The American Presidents, #13)

By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Sean Wilentz , Paul Finkelman

3.82

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

The oddly named president whose shortsightedness and stubbornness fractured the nation and sowed th… read more

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7. Martin Van Buren and the American Political System

By: Donald B. Cole

4.01

Format: None pages,

Donald Cole analyzes the political skills that brought Van Buren the nickname Little Magician," des… read more

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8. James Buchanan (The American Presidents, #15)

By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Jean H. Baker

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A provocative reconsideration of a presidency on the brink of Civil War Almost no president was as … read more

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9. A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent

By: Robert W. Merry

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

When James K. Polk was elected president in 1844, the United States was locked in a bitter diplomat… read more

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10. John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit

By: James Traub

4.67

Format: 127 pages, Hardcover

John Quincy Adams was the last of his kind--a Puritan from the age of the Founders who despised par… read more

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11. Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest

By: K. Jack Bauer

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Considering the course his life took, one might wonder how Zachary Taylor ever came to be elected t… read more

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12. Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time

By: None

3.22

Format: 111 pages,

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13. Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy

By: David O. Stewart

3.60

Format: None pages,

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14. Franklin Pierce (The American Presidents, #14)

By: Michael F. Holt , Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Sean Wilentz

3.75

Format: 352 pages,

The genial but troubled New Englander whose single-minded partisan loyalties inflamed the nation's … read more

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15. William Henry Harrison (The American Presidents, #9)

By: Gail Collins , Sean Wilentz

4.57

Format: 140 pages, Hardcover

The president who served the shortest term--just a single month--but whose victorious election camp… read more

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16. Mr. Jefferson's Hammer: William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indian Policy

By: None

3.44

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Often remembered as the president who died shortly after taking office, William Henry Harrison rema… read more

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17. Zachary Taylor

By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Sean Wilentz , John S.D. Eisenhower

3.71

Format: 32 pages,

The rough-hewn general who rose to the nation's highest office, and whose presidency witnessed the … read more

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18. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

By: Jon Meacham

4.04

Format: 802 pages, Kindle Edition

In this magnificent biography, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Lion and Franklin and … read more

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"No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty."

-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

"Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it."

-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

"Jefferson was ambivalent about executive power – until he bore executive responsibility."

-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

"Sometimes paranoids have enemies, and conspiracies are only laughable when they fail to materialize."

-Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

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19. A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland

By: Troy Senik

4.16

Format: 384 pages, ebook

“A thoroughly engaging and enjoyable” (National Review) biography of Grover Cleveland—the honest, p… read more

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20. President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler

By: Christopher J. Leahy

4.08

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Historians and the American public have long viewed President John Tyler as one of the nation’s lea… read more

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21. James Monroe: A Life

By: Tim McGrath

4.20

Format: 738 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary life of James Monroe: soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to… read more

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9 Best history books like President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler by Christopher J. Leahy

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Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President

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3.69

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4.04

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Martin Van Buren

Ted Widmer , Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.

3.89

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Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America

Walter R. Borneman

3.00

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Washington: A Life

Ron Chernow

4.16

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James Madison

Richard Brookhiser

3.75

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John Quincy Adams

Harlow Giles Unger

4.02

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Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow

3.77

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