Garfield
10 best books like Garfield (Allan Peskin): The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Wilson, A. Lincoln, Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821, Lion of Liberty: The Life and Times of Patrick Henry, Andrew Johnson: A Biography, President James Buchanan: A Biography, Franklin Pierce: New Hampshire's Favorite Son, James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights, The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
| Author | Edmund Morris |
| ISBN | 0375756787 |
'Colonel Roosevelt,' which takes its title from Roosevelt's favourite way of being addressed during his emeritus years, follows the African Journey with Mr. Morris's characteristic care. He uses primary sources, sometimes even rough drafts of letters and documents, and goes well beyond Roosevelt's...
| Author | A. Scott Berg |
| ISBN | 0399159215 |
From Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times–bestselling author A. Scott Berg comes the definitive—and revelatory—biography of one of the great American figures of modern times.
One hundred years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one of the most influential...
| Author | Ronald C. White Jr. |
| ISBN | 1400064996 |
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Washington Post • The Philadelphia Inquirer • The Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER AWARD
Everyone wants to define the man who...
| Author | Robert V. Remini |
| ISBN | 0801859115 |
Available in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson. Volume One covers the role Jackson played in America's territorial expansion, bringing to life a complex character who has often been seen simply as a rough-hewn country general....
| Author | Harlow Giles Unger |
| ISBN | 0306818868 |
In this action-packed history, award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger unfolds the epic story of Patrick Henry, who roused Americans to fight government tyrannyboth British and American. Remembered largely for his cry for liberty or death,” Henry was actually the first (and most colorful)...
Andrew Johnson: A Biography
| Author | Hans L. Trefousse |
| ISBN | 0393317420 |
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“Andrew Johnson: A Biography” by Hans Trefousse was published in 1989. Trefousse was a historian, author and professor at Brooklyn College for several decades. He was considered a dean of the Reconstruction era and authored nearly a dozen...
| Author | Philip Shriver Klein |
| ISBN | 0945707118 |
The life of James Buchanan is in essence the story of a man who declined to be a dictator. Republics are traditionally ungrateful, and in Buchanan's case the American republic has been notoriously thankless to the man who was, from log cabin to White House, the relentless foe of fanatics and demagogues;...
| Author | Peter A. Wallner |
| ISBN | 0975521616 |
Well-researched if perhaps overly complimentary, this book does a good job of answering one of the questions that most interests me about presidents: why were they elected in the first place?
Pierce is presented as a moderate in this book, who was looking constantly for a way to secure first...
James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
| Author | Richard Labunski |
| ISBN | 0195181050 |
Today we hold the Constitution in such high regard that we can hardly imagine how hotly contested was its adoption. In fact, many of the thirteen states saw fierce debate over the document, and ratification was by no means certain. Virginia, the largest and most influential state, approved the Constitution...
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
| Author | Douglas Murray |
| ISBN | 1635579988 |
The challenging and brilliantly-argued new book from the bestselling author of The Strange Death of Europe.
In his devastating new book The Madness of Crowds, Douglas Murray examines the twenty-first century's most divisive issues: sexuality, gender, technology and race. He reveals...
