Hello jleeds1,
Below you will find a selection of Presidential biography books. The
last listing includes books recommended by historians as being among
the best of their genre.
Complete Book of U.S. Presidents : From George Washington to George W.
Bush (Hardcover) by William Degregorio
Editorial Review
?This is the consummate guide to the political and personal lives of
every U. S. president through Bill Clinton. Arranged chronologically,
The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents elaborates not only on the major
accomplishments and events of their terms, but also on less well-known
details such as personalities, careers before the presidency, Supreme
Court appointments, hobbies, ethnic backgrounds, and even extramarital
affairs. Well-organized and packed with details, the book also
includes a bibliography on each executive, including books written by
and about them, along with useful and entertaining appendixes on the
political composition of every Congress, presidential curiosities
(such as the uncanny similarities between the lives and deaths of
Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy), and a ranking of presidents.
Whether you want to know the opponent of James Monroe in the election
of 1816 or read some of Harry S. Truman's more memorable quotes, this
is a most complete and thorough reference to each commander in chief.?
Purchase here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1569802866/103-8989118-0440621?v=glance&st=*
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American Presidents Year by Year '04
3 Volumes
By: Nelson, Lyle Emerson
Product Description:
?This fascinating multi volume set illuminates the panorama of
American history through the personal and professional stories of the
nation's presidents. Arranged chronologically, and covering George
Washington to George W. Bush, it juxtaposes the lives of each year's
current, former, and future living presidents against each other and
the historical backdrop of their times.?
?Each chapter opens with a summary of the year and describes the major
issues and events the incumbent president faced. Separate sections
within each chapter -- Former Presidents and Future Presidents --
detail important developments in the lives of past and future
presidents month by month during that same year, highlighting
political, social, and personal decisions that helped shape the course
of American history. Rich with the fabric of history, American
Presidents: Year by Year is not just a compendium of dry facts; rather
it is an exploration of personality that brings each president alive
through human details -- those personal and professional trials and
decisions that make each life unique.?
http://www.warnerbooks.com.au/catalogue/c16/c17/p263
Purchase here:
http://www.bookterritory.com/biography-books/Presidential-Biographies/American-Presidents-0765680467.htm
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American Presidency: Recommended Books
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.
Levy, Leonard W., and Louis Fisher.
4 volumes. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amerpres/resources.html#books
Purchase here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0132759837/103-8989118-0440621?v=glance
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The Presidents of the United States of America (Hardcover)
by Frank Freidel, Hugh Sidey
Book Description
?Published with the White House Historical Association, this
informative book profiles the lives and administrations of each of the
43 American presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush,
providing an insightful biography of each President in chronological
order. Drawing on the wealth of material housed in the White House
collection, illustrations include Gilbert Stuart?s famous painting of
George Washington, which was saved by Dolley Madison before the
British burned the White House in 1814 and the haunting image of John
F. Kennedy, painted after his death by Aaron Shikler?
Purchase here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1857594096/ref=lpr_g_1/103-8989118-0440621?v=glance&s=books
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The American Presidents: Biographies of the Chief Executives from
George Washington to George W. Bush (Hardcover)
by David C. Whitney
?From George Washington to George W. Bush, here are the stories of
their trials and triumphs, their ambitions and achievements.?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0762103469/ref=pd_sim_b_4/103-8989118-0440621?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance
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The Presidents Fact Book : A Comprehensive Handbook to the
Achievements, Events, People, Triumphs, and Tragedies of Every
President from George Washington to George W. Bush (Hardcover)
by Roger Matuz, Bill Harris (Editor)
?The Presidents Fact Book is the definitive guide to the political and
personal lives of every U. S. President through George W. Bush. It is
a complete chronological review of the chief executives: their major
accomplishments and gaffes, their cabinets and legislation, their
personalities and families, and much more. And it includes
enlightening biographies of each of the first ladies, providing an
intimate look at the presidents' personal lives. It is illustrated
with 1,000 helpful photographs and illustrations throughout, and it
features selections of the most significant primary documents of each
administration, as well as thousands of little-known presidential
facts. Whether you're interested in the uncanny similarities between
Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, the shortest president (James
Madison), or the members of FDR's first cabinet, The Presidents Fact
Book is the ideal resource--for comprehensive research or compulsive
browsing.?
Purchase at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579123899/ref=pd_sbs_b_4/103-8989118-0440621?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance
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Here are some of the presidential biographies recommended by
historians as being among the best of their genre:
Thomas Jefferson: Dumas Malone's six-volume biography
Abraham Lincoln: "Lincoln," David Herbert Donald
Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox," James MacGregor Burns
Harry Truman: "Man of the People," Alonzo Hamby
Dwight Eisenhower: "Eisenhower," Stephen Ambrose
John F. Kennedy: "Jack" and "JFK," Herbert Parmet
Lyndon Johnson: "Lone Star Rising" and "Flawed Giant," Robert Dallek
Richard Nixon: Stephen Ambrose's three-volume "Nixon"
Ronald Reagan: "President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime," Lou Cannon
Bill Clinton: "First in His Class," David Maraniss
CNN
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/books/news/12/28/presidential.books/
Direct link to listing:
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/books/news/12/28/presidential.books/sidebar.html
These books are available for purchase online:
Dumas Malone's Jefferson and His Time
?Dumas Malone's classic biography, originally published in six volumes
between 1948 and 1982, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in history and
became the standard work on Thomas Jefferson's life. Now, for the
first time, The University Press of Virginia has produced a handsome
boxed set of the complete, illustrated six-volume biography.?
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/monticellostore/011073.html
Or here:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?hgg=y&cds2Pid=9836&isbn=0813923549
LINCOLN (Paperback) by David Herbert Donald
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/068482535X/qid=1132159070/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-8989118-0440621?v=glance&s=books
"Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox," James MacGregor Burns
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=Roosevelt%3A+The+Lion+and+the+Fox&userid=sE5YLwbBC6
James MacGregor Burns is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Presidential
biographer http://www.academy.umd.edu/AboutUs/staff/JBurns.htm
Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman
?Hamby offers the best portrait yet of Truman's complex personality,
revealing an insecure, ambitious man of honor, a partisan loyalist,
and a champion of big government. Americans cherish him less for what
he did than for whom he was -- an ordianary man who worked his way up
the political ladder to the summit of power.?
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9780195124972&userid=sE5YLwbBC6
Used copies
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/used/productMatches.asp?userid=sE5YLwbBC6&PEAN=9780195124972&newDisc=0&page=%2Fbooksearch%2Fisbninquiry%2Easp&wbflg=N
EISENHOWER by Stephen E. Ambrose
?In this admiring and enormously readable revision/condensation of his
acclaimed two-volume biography, published in 1983 and 1984, Ambrose
reminds us that this "great and good man" was the most successful
general of the greatest war ever fought and the only president of this
century to preside over eight years of peace and prosperity. Tracing
Eisenhower's family background, education, military and political
careers, and influence as elder statesman, the author chronicles
Eisenhower's triumphs and failures and at the same time provides a
vivid picture of the off-duty Ike. .. This is the definitive
one-volume biography of Eisenhower.?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0671747584/103-8989118-0440621?v=glance
Lyndon Johnson
"Lone Star Rising" and "Flawed Giant," Robert Dallek
http://www.powells.com/search?kw=&isbn=&author=+Robert+Dallek+&publisher=&title=§ion=&submit=Start+Search&class=all&binding=any&sort=by_title&sort2=by_author&store=all&perpage=25
Richard Nixon: Stephen Ambrose's three-volume "Nixon"
Nixon: The Education of a Politician 1913-1962 by Ambrose, Stephen E
? This is the first volume in Stephen Ambrose's three-volume biography
of Nixon. It covers his boyhood in California and his college years;
his election to Congress, where he gained notice as a member of the
HUAC and leader in the attack on Alger Hiss; his two terms as
Eisenhower's vice-president; and his unsuccessful run for the
presidency in 1960 against Kennedy. It concludes with Nixon's 1962
defeat for the governorship of California--which seemed at the time to
signal the ignominious end of Nixon's publiclife.?
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=4696010&matches=73&qsort=r
Used and new copies available at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/067152836X/103-8989118-0440621?v=glance
Nixon: V. 2. the Triumph of a Politician, 1962-1972
by Ambrose, Stephen E.
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=4696019&wauth=ambrose&wtit=nixon&matches=27&qsort=r&cm_re=works*listing*title
Nixon: Ruin & Recovery 1973-1990
by Ambrose, Stephen E
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=4696006&wauth=ambrose&wtit=nixon&matches=38&qsort=r&cm_re=works*listing*title
President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime by Cannon, Lou
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=5316452&wauth=Cannon%2C%20Lou&matches=168&qsort=r&cm_re=works*listing*title
First in His Class: The Biography of Bill Clinton
by Maraniss, David
? A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist draws on letters, documents, and
interviews to present a profile of Bill Clinton, a man whose greatest
strengths are also his greatest weaknesses: a talent for politics; an
eagerness to please; a tendency to share the truth; and an insatiable
appetite for life and learning. of photos.?
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=2340114&wauth=Maraniss%2C%20David&matches=66&qsort=r&cm_re=works*listing*title
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Here are some recommended presidential biographies and memoirs at Abes Books.
http://www.abebooks.com/docs/Community/Featured/presidentialBooks.shtml
Reader Advisor Ginny Ryan has compiled this list on Washington and
Lincoln as well as other presidents.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/bibliographies/uspresidents.asp
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