“The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics” by William J. Cooper was published in …
“Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln” by Richard Brookhiser was published in 2014. Brookhiser is a journalist and historian …
“Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life” (2017) is Robert Dallek’s most recent biography. Dallek is an author, historian and retired …
The Hopkins Touch: Harry Hopkins and the Forging of the Alliance to Defeat Hitler by David Roll 520 pages Oxford …
Colonel House: A Biography of Woodrow Wilson’sSilent Partnerby Charles Neu720 pagesOxford University PressPublished: December 2014 “Colonel House: A Biography of …
“James Madison: America’s First Politician” by Jay Cost was released November 9. Cost is the Gerald R. Ford Visiting Scholar …
First: Sandra Day O’Connor by Evan Thomas 496 pages Random House Published: March 2019 “First: Sandra Day O’Connor” by Evan …
Published in 2017, “Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty” by John Boles is the most recent full-length biography of Thomas Jefferson. …
Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty by Jon Kukla 541 pages Simon & Schuster Published: July 2017 Patrick Henry is best-known …
George Marshall: Defender of the Republic by David Roll 704 pages Penguin Random House Published: July 2019 David L. Roll’s …
Noah Feldman’s “The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President” was published in 2017 and explores the evolving political …
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedomby David W. Blight769 pagesSimon & SchusterPublished: October 2018 David Blight’s “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” …
All the Great Prizes: The Life of John Hayby John Taliaferro672 pagesSimon & SchusterPublished: May 2013 John Taliaferro’s biography of …
Published last week, Kai Bird’s “The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter” is the most recent full-length review of …
Published in 2017, “The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World” is the fourth …
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