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Louis L. Picone is the award-winning author of "Grant's Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon", "The President Is Dead! The Extraordinary Stories of the Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond" and "Where the Presidents Were Born: The History & Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces."

Louis is a member of the Ulysses S. Grant Monument Association, Authors Guild and American Historical Association and is also a trustee on the board of the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association in Caldwell, NJ. He holds a Masters in History and also teaches at William Paterson University

Louis has spoken widely on the topic of the presidents and the places we commemorate them, including Morr ...more

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	The President Is Dead!: The Extraordinary Stories of Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond 4.16 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grant's Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon 4.16 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Presidents Were Born: The History & Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grave Trippers II: Remembering and Respecting America’s Heroes and Heroines by Robert Gardino, Vincent Gardino, Louis L. Picone (Goodreads Author) (foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journey From Clovis by William Tadao Ebihara, Louis L. Picone (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Ulysses’s Odyssey: Ulysses S. Grant’s World Tour at the Dawn of American Empire 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2026	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Louis Picone rated a book it was amazing Portrait of Hemmingway by Lillian Ross	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Probably the most passive aggressive book I've ever read as 2 years after being defeated, Hoover attacks FDR's policies without ever naming FDR. Five stars because its Hoover & highlights the challenges from the right and Hoover as a bitter man, but ...more
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Louis Picone rated a book it was amazing McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft (The American Heritage Book of the Presidents and Famous Americans, #8) by The Editors of American Heritage	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Given this was written in 1967, I found the bios balanced and nuanced and not hagiographic. Also the images are vivid and several I had not seen before despite the uniquity & availability of images on the internet. Hoping to get my hands on the rest ...more
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