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...

Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants George W. Bush

OUT OF MANY, ONE is a collection of forty-three painted portraits of immigrants from thirty-five different countries and the stories of how they are all striving for the American Dream. Some of these immigrants include a North Korean defector fighting for justice, a CEO in Dallas who came into Texas from Mexico when he...

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...

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...

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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The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made Patricia O'Toole

THE MORALIST: WOODROW WILSON AND THE WORLD HE MADE is a fascinating examination of Woodrow Wilson's triumphs and failures as a progressive during his time as president, including his eventual guiding of the country through WWI, his push for the founding of the League of Nations, as well as his indifference to the issue of civil...

Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House Alex Prud'homme

DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT is a keepsake full of American history, tales of some of the most significant meals in the world, and recipes from the kitchen at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. How cool is it to read about George Washington’s Squirrel Stew, Richard Nixon using chopsticks to impress Chinese dignitaries, and FDR...