McGovern, George S. (George Stanley)

Summary: Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president--the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt and Co. 2009

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Leuchtenburg, William Edward

Summary: Renowned New Deal historian Leuchtenburg offers a frank, thoughtful portrait of the lifelong public servant, and shrewdly assesses Hoover's policies and legacy in the face of one of the darkest periods of American history--the Great Depression.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2009

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Wicker, Tom.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2002

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Wills, Garry

Summary: In this examination of the life of a founding father, renowned historian Wills takes a fresh look at the life of James Madison, from his rise to prominence in the colonies through his role in the creation of the Articles of Confederation and the first Constitutional Congress.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt 2002

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Brinkley, Douglas.

Summary: A biography of the first president to be sworn into office as a result of his predecessor's resignation.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2007

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Dallek, Robert.

Summary: The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, Harry S. Truman clashed with Southerners over civil rights, with organized labor over the right to strike, and with General Douglas MacArthur over the conduct of the Korean War. He personified Thomas Jefferson's observation that the presidency is a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt and Co. 2008

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Peters, Charles

Summary: Documents the 36th president's term in office and the legacy of his achievements, revealing the insights he gained while serving in the Senate and throughout the Kennedy-Johnson administration and discussing how factors including the Vietnam War drove him from office.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2010

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Appleby, Joyce Oldham.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2003

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Bunting, Josiah

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2004

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Rutkow, Ira M.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books/Henry Holt 2006

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Seigenthaler, John

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004

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Dean, John W. (John Wesley)

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004

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Burns, James MacGregor.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004

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