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…
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1. Washington: A Life
By: Ron Chernow
4.16
Format: 904 pages, Hardcover
The celebrated Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of America. With a brea… read more
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"Many mickles make a muckle."-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"Washington grew as a leader because he engaged in searching self- criticism. “I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors,"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors. The man who wishes to stand well in the opinion of others must do this, because he is thereby enabled to correct his faults or remove the prejudices whic…"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
"An essential difference between the American and French revolutions was that the American version allowed a search for many truths, while French zealots tried to impose a single sacred truth that all…"-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life
2. James Madison
By: Richard Brookhiser
3.75
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story… read more
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3. John Tyler: The Accidental President
By: Edward P. Crapol
0.00
Format: 798 pages, Hardcover
The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) … read more
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4. The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
By: H.W. Brands
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
National Bestseller He was the foremost American of his day, yet today he is little more than a my… read more
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5. 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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7. 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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8. John Tyler (The American Presidents, #10)
By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. , Sean Wilentz , Gary May
4.88
Format: 242 pages,
The first "accidental president," whose secret maneuverings brought Texas into the Union and set se… read more
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9. The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President
By: Noah Feldman
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A surprisingly controversial look at how James Madison redefined the United States in each of his t… read more
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10. 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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11. 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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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. James Madison: A Biography
By: Ralph Louis Ketcham
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
The best one volume biography of Madison's life, Ketcham's biography not only traces Madison's care… 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. Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times
By: H.W. Brands
3.19
Format: 292 pages, Paperback
National Bestseller In this, the first major single-volume biography of Andrew Jackson in decades,… read more
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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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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. John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
By: Paul C. Nagel
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Nagel probes deeply into the psyche of this cantankerous, misanthropic, erudite, hardworking son of… read more
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21. Grant
By: Ron Chernow
4.40
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize-winner and biographer of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and John D. Rockefel… read more
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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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26. 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
27. Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
By: Claudia Clark
4.28
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
One of the great political friendships of the modern world, as told through key moments that shaped… read more
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"As she had done when she introduced the US president in Berlin, she addressed him publicly with the informal du for the first time since the NSA controversy in 2013."-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the …"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"Obama’s next words captured the attention of the world and the amusement of those present. As he wagged his finger at the crowd, he scolded, ‘So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
"In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the p…"-Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel
28. 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
29. President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier
By: C.W. Goodyear
4.30
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
An “ambitious, thorough, supremely researched” ( The Washington Post ) biography of the extraordina… read more
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30. James Madison: America's First Politician
By: Jay Cost
4.06
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An intellectual biography of James Madison, arguing that he invented American politics as we know i… read more
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31. 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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