Washington: The Indispensable Man
By: James Thomas Flexner
3.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
After more than two decades, this dramatic and concise single-volume distillation of James Thomas F…
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1. The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made
By: Walter Isaacson , Evan Thomas
4.09
Format: 864 pages, Paperback
A captivating blend of personal biography and public drama, The Wise Men introduces the original be… read more
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2. Mornings on Horseback
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 445 pages, Paperback
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique… read more
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"I feel that as much as I enjoy loafing, there is something higher for which to live."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"A man who will steal for me will steal from me." Theodore Roosevelt, dismissing on the spot one of his best cowhands who was about to claim for his boss an unmarked animal."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"To his own children he was at once the ultimate voice of authority and, when time allowed, their most exuberant companion. He never fired their imaginations or made them laugh as their mother could, …"-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
3. John Quincy Adams
By: Harlow Giles Unger
4.02
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
He fought for Washington, served with Lincoln, witnessed Bunker Hill, and sounded the clarion again… read more
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4. 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
5. Woodrow Wilson: A Biography
By: John Milton Cooper Jr.
4.05
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The first major biography of America's twenty-eighth president in nearly two decades, from one of A… read more
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6. Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
By: Erica Armstrong Dunbar
3.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A startling and eye-opening look into America's First Family, Never Caughtis the powerful narrative… read more
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7. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
By: Don Yaeger , Brian Kilmeade
3.81
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
From the authors of the New York Timesbestseller George Washington's Secret Six, the little-known s… read more
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8. His Excellency: George Washington
By: Joseph J. Ellis
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
National Bestseller To this landmark biography of our first president, Joseph J. Ellis brings the e… read more
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9. 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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10. Washington: The Indispensable Man
By: James Thomas Flexner
3.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
After more than two decades, this dramatic and concise single-volume distillation of James Thomas F… read more
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11. James Madison: A Life Reconsidered
By: Lynne Cheney
4.38
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A major new biography of the fourth president of the United States by New YorkTimes bestselling aut… read more
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12. The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
By: Harlow Giles Unger
3.81
Format: 336 pages,
Founding Father James Monroe (1751-1831) long outlived the birth of the country and became so rever… read more
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13. With Malice Toward None: A Biography of Abraham Lincoln
By: Stephen B. Oates
3.40
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
"Full, fair, and accurate. . . . Certainly the most objective biography of Lincoln ever written." -… read more
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14. Eisenhower in War and Peace
By: Jean Edward Smith
4.06
Format: 976 pages, Hardcover
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-DispatchIn… read more
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"Jealousy knows no logic, nor does it respect reciprocity."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"The loneliness of command had made Eisenhower emotionally self-sufficient."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"Patton would have said a warmer goodbye to his horse, The author writes on Eisenhower's cold dismissal of his wartime lover."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"Eisenhower on Patton: "Fundamentally, he is so avid for recognition as a great commander that he won't with ruthlessly suppress any habit that will jeopardize it."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
15. Lincoln
By: David Herbert Donald
4.19
Format: 714 pages, Paperback
A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portr… read more
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16. An American Life
By: Ronald Reagan
3.68
Format: 420 pages,
The former president relates the story of his public and private life from his modest beginnings in… read more
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17. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
By: Joseph J. Ellis
5.00
Format: 299 pages, Paperback
Following his subject from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Mon… read more
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18. John Adams
By: David McCullough
3.71
Format: 435 pages,
The enthralling, often surprising story of John Adams, one of the most important and fascinating Am… read more
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19. 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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20. Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty
By: John B. Boles
4.23
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Not since Merrill Peterson's Thomas Jefferson and the New Nationhas a scholar attempted to write a … read more
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21. Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821
By: Robert V. Remini
3.86
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
Available in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography o… read more
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22. Reagan: The Life
By: H.W. Brands
3.64
Format: 211 pages, Hardcover
From master storyteller and New York Timesbestselling Historian H. W. Brands comes the definitive b… read more
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23. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
By: Steven Lomazow
4.33
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more
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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
24. "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
By: Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
4.31
Format: 274 pages, Paperback
A GREAT MAN AND HIS UNHERALDED ASSISTANT For some 50 years, Paul Sochaczewski has been on the tr… read more
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"The “facts"-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"A key element in everyone’s hero’s journey is the “decision point,"-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"The Wallace-Ali relationship reflects the great mythic “hero’s journey."-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
"Wallace would not have been as successful as he was without Ali’s support."-Paul Spencer Sochaczewski, "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
25. 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
26. Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
By: Jon Meacham
4.12
Format: 794 pages, Kindle Edition
From Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham comes a sweeping ye… read more
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"Where Goldwater-ites saw the world in black and white, Rockefeller noted shades of gray."-Jon Meacham, Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
27. Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
By: Karen Hinton
4.27
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
“A vivid, clear-eyed glimpse into American politics from a woman who grew up in the hinterlands of … read more
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"I don’t remember anything about the accident that changed my life. All I knew was what seemed like an endless, foggy dream."-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
"…I was finding that reporting the news wasn't enough. I wanted to be more than just a paid observer. I wanted to be in the fight. I got my chance."-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
"We…realized that no matter who won the race, we were girls, and we were from Soso, Mississippi, population 434, which meant we were destined to be last in pretty much everything else."-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
"The last few weeks of that summer, Janice lost interest in our conversations…. Her mind was taking her to other places, as though she was listening to a song or watching a movie or reading a book we …"-Karen Hinton, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power
28. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History
By: Brian Kilmeade
4.16
Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition
The New York Times bestseller now in paperback with a new epilogue.In March 1836, the Mexican army … read more
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29. The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
By: A.J. Baime
4.55
Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition
The dramatic, pulse-pounding story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikel… read more
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"After a few minutes Truman went back inside the White House, so he could call his mother and personally deliver the news: World War II was over. ("That was Harry," ninety-two-year-old Mamma Truman sa…"-A.J. Baime, The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
30. 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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31. You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington
By: Alexis Coe
3.74
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
In a genre overdue for a shakeup, Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first—and finds he's not qu… read more
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