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Alexander Hamilton
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4.22 avg rating — 199,971 ratings
"Indispensable book about not just Hamilton, but the early American Republic"
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Washington: A Life
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4.17 avg rating — 82,649 ratings
"Absolutely necessary book to understand the personality of George Washington "
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
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4.22 avg rating — 60,801 ratings
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Theodore Rex
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4.19 avg rating — 51,174 ratings
"The first two volumes of this trilogy are classic must-reads "
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Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
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4.15 avg rating — 37,506 ratings
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Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)
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4.28 avg rating — 27,590 ratings
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The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
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4.43 avg rating — 26,599 ratings
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Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)
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4.43 avg rating — 24,116 ratings
"One of the most bizarre personalities every to appear in American politics "
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Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
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4.09 avg rating — 21,791 ratings
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The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4)
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4.41 avg rating — 19,750 ratings
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Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men
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3.47 avg rating — 15,029 ratings
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American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
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4.09 avg rating — 14,040 ratings
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Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
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3.75 avg rating — 5,887 ratings
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The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—the Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
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4.33 avg rating — 4,515 ratings
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The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
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4.08 avg rating — 4,401 ratings
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Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45
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Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
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4.23 avg rating — 3,095 ratings
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Huey Long
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4.24 avg rating — 2,154 ratings
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Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons
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4.31 avg rating — 866 ratings
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Doc Holliday: The Life And Legend
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3.99 avg rating — 775 ratings
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Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821. Vol. 1
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4.33 avg rating — 546 ratings
"This trilogy is THE classic biography of Jackson, and is a must-read. "
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The Great Divide: The Conflict between Washington and Jefferson that Defined a Nation
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3.96 avg rating — 433 ratings
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General George Washington: A Military Life
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4.09 avg rating — 409 ratings
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A Question of Character: A Life of John F. Kennedy
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3.78 avg rating — 238 ratings
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Setting the World Ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution
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General A.P. Hill: The Story of a Confederate Warrior
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4.17 avg rating — 191 ratings
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Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832
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4.32 avg rating — 188 ratings
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Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845
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4.25 avg rating — 181 ratings
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Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends
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3.64 avg rating — 154 ratings
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The Lee Girls
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4.03 avg rating — 99 ratings
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General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War
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4.18 avg rating — 51 ratings
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George Washington's Indispensable Men: Alexander Hamilton, Tench Tilghman, and the Aides-de-Camp Who Helped Win American Independence
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4.32 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Lee
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4.16 avg rating — 153 ratings
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Two noble lives: Samuel Gridley Howe Julia Ward Howe (Works of Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards Book 17)
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3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings
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JFK'S WAR
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Lincoln's Personality: An English Study
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