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MADISON AND JEFFERSONby Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg
A superb book that greatly deepens our understanding of these founders. Full review >
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LINCOLN ON WARedited by Harold Holzer
A wisely chosen, expertly arranged collection. Full review >
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THE LAST FOUNDING FATHERA worthy attempt to rescue Monroe from obscurity for a mainstream audience. Full review >
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INDOMITABLE WILLA readable, endlessly interesting look at the LBJ years. Full review >
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FOUNDING RIVALSby Chris DeRose
A lively, clear-cut study of the myriad hurdles and uncertainty that characterized the first attempts to form the U.S.... Full review >
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COLONEL ROOSEVELTRoosevelt never fails to fascinate, and Morris provides a highly readable, strong finish to his decades-long marathon. Full review >
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EISENHOWER 1956A solid revisiting of this compelling leader about whom we are still learning. See David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon... Full review >
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NIXONLANDStill, anyone who has not already read this essential history of the Nixonization of America, and especially anyone who did... Full review >
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WILLIAM HENRY HARRISONby Gail Collins
Although more a journalist than a historian, Collins has done her homework and written a lively, opinionated portrait of... Full review >
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THE PLOTS AGAINST THE PRESIDENTby Sally Denton
Demonstrates how political popularity has a bitter, resentful relative who acts as if elections are valid only when his side... Full review >
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THE PRESIDENT IS A SICK MANA memorable lesson in how journalists can dig out the truths beneath official lies. Full review >
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