Former Senator Gary Hart challenges the conventional negative view of Monroe. Hart argues that the priorities of this farsighted president, particularly his concern with the border, have resonance today.
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James A. Garfield
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Ira M. Rutkow
Hardcover
Rutkow, author of the landmark study of Civil War surgery Bleeding Blue and Grey, employs his extraordinary scholarship to provide the full, tragic story of Garfield's rise and shocking assassination.
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Andrew Jackson
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Sean Wilentz
Hardcover
Drawing on his pioneering work in political history as well as his noted gifts as a biographer, Wilentz illuminates the fascinating and fiery career of Andrew Jackson, the œcommon man who became president.
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Calvin Coolidge
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David Greenberg
Hardcover
Greenberg, the author of Nixon's Shadow: The History of an Image, once again provides an incisive portrait of a misunderstood American leader. "Silent Cal," he argues, was an early master of the media.
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Gerald R. Ford
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Douglas Brinkley
Hardcover
Following Ford from his Michigan upbringing to his solid career in the U.S. Congress, as well as his famous involvement with the Nixon administration, Brinkley provides a superb portrait of the man-in-full.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Tom Wicker
Hardcover
Acclaimed journalist Tom Wicker recounts the life of one of the 20th century's most popular presidents. Wicker finds much to admire in the man, while offering a balanced assessment of his record in office.
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The Sunrise Lands
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S.M. Stirling
Hardcover
A generation after The Change, eight friends from the Willamette Valley undertake a perilous journey to Nantucket.
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George H. W. Bush
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Timothy Naftali
Hardcover
From his privileged childhood to his harrowing experiences during WWII and his directorship of the Central Intelligence Agency, Naftali expertly traces Bush's rise through the ranks of Republican power.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Elizabeth Drew
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In this provocative and highly revealing portrait of one of America's most controversial and divisive leaders, Drew traces Nixon's career from his California youth to his rise within the ranks of the Republican Party.
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Zachary Taylor
by
John Eisenhower
Hardcover
Charting the career of the soldier's soldier who confronted the most contentious issue of his age-the spread of slavery-this eloquent entry in the American Presidents series sheds new light on an unsung hero.
