American Presidents

All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860 Sidney Blumenthal

A SELF-MADE MAN 1809 - 1849: THE POLITICAL LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN covers The Great Emancipator's...

Rightful Heritage Douglas Brinkley

RIGHTFUL HERITAGE: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND THE LAND OF AMERICA is a true epic chronicle that displays FDR's passion for nature, and how his actions had such a powerful effect on our ecology. Considering  what FDR faced in the depression and World War II, this is a remarkable insight.

 

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James Madison: America's First Politician Jay Cost

JAMES MADISON: AMERICA'S POLITICIAN is an intellectual biography that proves the title's point. Known mostly for his contributions to the constitution, this book shows Madison as never before. He wrote about the dangers of political parties, and then founded one. He was a brilliant thinker whose life's work was to...

Within Arm's Length Dan Emmett

WITHIN ARM'S LENGTH: A SECRET SERVICE AGENT'S DEFINITIVE INSIDE ACCOUNT OF PROTECTING THE PRESIDENT gives the reader inside scoop on never-before-discussed topics such as the complicated relationships between the presidents, the first ladies and their agents. Dan Emmett provided worldwide protection within arm's length...

Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter Onuf

MOST BLESSED OF THE PATRIARCHS: THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE EMPIRE OF THE IMAGINATION is a character study by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and her co author who is America's leading Jefferson scholar. The book follows Jefferson from birth to death and not only gives a true picture of the man, but dispels many of the...

Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss Jenna Bush Hager

EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN ITS TIME is a beautiful and wonderfully written remembrance of Jenna Bush Hager's two sets of grandparents. The more famous Bush grandparents, George H.W. and Barbara, or Gampy and Ganny as she called them, taught her about respect, humility, kindness, and living a life of passion and meaning,...

Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House Eleanor Herman

SEX WITH PRESIDENTS details the bedroom affairs of the presidents throughout American history, as...

Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership Edward J. Larson

FRANKLIN & WASHINGTON illuminates the partnership of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, two very different men who perhaps did the most to shape America's image and ideas. Brilliantly written and researched, Larson illustrates how Franklin and Washington worked together and separately to form the country's...

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson

THE DEMON OF UNREST covers the pivotal five months from Lincoln's election to the start of the Civil War, and the new president's efforts to avert the inevitable. Larson, a true master storyteller, had access to diaries, secret communications, slave ledgers and plantation records to give readers this horror story with...

Witness to Dignity: The Life and Faith of George H.W. and Barbara Bush Russell Levenson, Jr.

WITNESS TO DIGNITY is the never-before-shared author's personal and eye-witness story of his friendship with George H.W. and Barbara Bush. The character, integrity, and faith of this remarkable couple are revealed in a manner no historian could write.              

 

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