Biography: U.S. Presidents from I Cannot Live Without Books

A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland by Troy Senik Grover Cleveland's political career -- a dizzying journey that saw him rise from obscure lawyer to president of the United States in just three years -- was marked by contradictions. A politician of uncharacteristic honesty and principle, he was nevertheless dogged by secrets from his… Saber más sobre este artículo

Rough Riders: Theodore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, and the Immortal Charge Up San Juan Hill by Mark Lee Gardner THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE BOTTOM PAGE EDGES. The explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in February 1898 stunned the world and triggered a war between the United States and Spain. Congress authorized President McKinley to recruit a… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Strategy of Victory: How General George Washington Won the American Revolution by Thomas Fleming Led by the Continental Congress, the Americans almost lost the war for independence because their military thinking was badly muddled. Following the victory in 1775 at Bunker Hill, patriot leaders were convinced that the key to victory was the home-grown militia -- local men defending their… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century by Clay Risen THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE BOTTOM PAGE EDGES. The Crowded Hour is the dramatic story of the most famous regiment in American history: the Rough Riders, a motley group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt, whose daring exploits marked the beginning… Saber más sobre este artículo

Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln by Edward Achorn By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans and left intractable wounds on the nation. That day, after hours of drenching rain, tens of thousands crowded Washington's Capitol grounds to see Abraham Lincoln take the oath for a second term as president. In… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution by James Oakes The long and turning path to the abolition of American slavery has often been attributed to the equivocations and inconsistencies of antislavery leaders, including Lincoln himself. But James Oakes's brilliant history of Lincoln's antislavery strategies reveals a striking consistency and commitment extending over many years. The linchpin… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Price of Greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy by Jay Cost There is perhaps no more influential falling-out between friends in American history as that of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. Together they helped draft the United States Constitution and then defended it in the Federalist Papers, yet soon after it was ratified they broke… Saber más sobre este artículo

George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father by David O. Stewart Washington's rise constitutes one of the greatest self-reinventions in history. In his mid-twenties, this third son of a modest Virginia planter displayed misjudgments and an excessive ego that blighted his military career. But by his mid-forties, that headstrong, unwise young man had evolved into an unassailable leader who… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Washingtons: George and Martha, "Join'd by Friendship, Crown'd by Love" by Flora Fraser THERE IS A RED "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE BOTTOM PAGE EDGES. The Washingtons long union begins in colonial Virginia in 1759 when George Washington woos and weds Martha Dandridge Parke Custis, a pretty, charming, and very rich young widow. The calm ealy years of their marriage as plantation… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams by Phyllis Lee Levin A patriot by birth, John Quincy Adams's destiny was foreordained. He was not only "The Greatest Traveler of His Age" but also his country's most gifted linguist and most experienced diplomat. John Quincy's world encompassed the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the early and late Napoleonic Age. As his… Saber más sobre este artículo

A Being So Gentle: The Frontier Love Story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson by Patricia Brady THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE TOP PAGE EDGES. The love story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson is one of the greatest in American history. The young lawyer met the daughter of one of Nashville's founders in 1788, while Rachel was still married to… Saber más sobre este artículo

Eisenhower's Armies: The American-British Alliance During World War II by Niall Barr The Anglo-American relationship from 1941 - 1945 proved to be the most effective military alliance in history. Yet there were also constant tensions and disagreements that threatened to pull the alliance apart. Based on considerable archival research on both sides of the Atlantic, this book considers the breadth and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Camelot's End: Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party by Jon Ward The Carter presidency was on life support. The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy. And so, 1980 became a civil war. It was the last time an American president received a serious reelection challenge from inside his… Saber más sobre este artículo

The First Inauguration: George Washington and the Invention of the Republic by Stephen Howard Browne "Among the vicissitudes incident to life, no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than that of which the notification was transmitted by your order, and recieved on the fourteenth day of the present month." With these words to the assembled members of the Senate… Saber más sobre este artículo

James Madison: America's First Politician by Jay Cost How do you solve a problem like James Madison? The fourth president is one of the most confounding figures in early American history; his political trajectory seems almost intentionally inconsistent. He was both for and against a strong federal government. He wrote about the dangers of political parties in the Federalist Papers and… Saber más sobre este artículo

How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions by Susan Eisenhower THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE BOTTOM PAGE EDGES. Few people have made decisions as momentous as Dwight Eisenhower, nor has one person had to make such a varied range of them. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red… Saber más sobre este artículo

Eisenhower vs. Warren: The Battle for Civil Rights and Liberties by James F. Simon THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE BOTTOM PAGE EDGES. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chief Justice Earl Warren were two of the most revered American leaders of the twentieth century. Yet, when it came to the protection of basic civil rights and liberties, they staunchly disagreed… Saber más sobre este artículo

Avenging the People: Andrew Jackson, the Rule of Law, and the American Nation by J.M. Opal Most Americans know Andrew Jackson as a frontier rebel against political and diplomatic norms, a "populist" champion of ordinary people against the elitist legacy of the Founding Fathers. Many date the onset of American democracy to his 1829 inauguration. Despite his reverence for the "sovereign people,"… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur by Scott S. Greenberger Despite his promising start as a young man, by his early fifties Chester A. Arthur was known as the crooked crony of New York machine boss Roscoe Conkling. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and the vast majority… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding by Ryan S. Walters "Worst President Ever." "Complete and dreadful nitwit." If Warren G. Harding is remembered at all, it's as the Jazz Age president whose administration was plagued by scandal. But now, in this groundbreaking and comprehensive history of his presidency, Ryan S. Walters gives Harding his due. He was no "idealist" like his predecessor,… Saber más sobre este artículo