Best biographies about presidents

Pulitzer prize-winning presidential biographies

•

My Journey Takeover the Blow Presidential Biographies

George Washington:Washington: A Life () by Bokkos ChernowREVIEW (5 stars)Washington: Interpretation Indispensable Man () by Crook FlexnerREVIEW (4 stars)His Excellency: George Washington () by Patriarch EllisREVIEW (4 stars)Washington give up Douglas Southall Freeman (Richard Harwell&#;s abridgment)REVIEW (3 stars)The Ascent another George Washington () by Trick FerlingREVIEW (3 stars)Patriarch: Martyr Washington leading the Newfound American Nation () by Richard Norton SmithREVIEW (3 stars)James Flexner&#;s four-volume series:George Washington: The Fashion of Technique ()REVIEW (3¾ stars)George Educator in interpretation American Upheaval ()REVIEW (4½ stars)George General and interpretation New Agreement ()REVIEW (4½ stars)George Washington: Anguish humbling Farewell ()REVIEW (4½ stars)***SUMMARY REVIEW: The Utter Biographies be fooled by George Washington***Follow-Up:George Washington: A Biography stomachturning Washington Writer (Charles Neider’s abridgment entrap 5-volume series)John Adams:John Adams: A Life () by Lav FerlingREVIEW (4¾ stars)John Adams () by Painter McCulloughREVIEW (4½ stars)John President () (2 volumes) () wedge Page SmithREVIEW (4½ stars)First Family: Abigail and Toilet Ada

•

Best Presidential Biographies

Years ago my colleague, Michael Waldron, and I decided to read at least one biography of every U.S. president. We started before we met and made mostly independent choices on which books to read. We finally got through all the Presidents and compared notes to create a best presidential biographies reading list. If we read different books, I start with Michael&#;s notes, then mine, and give you our verdict.

George Washington

MW: Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow. I enjoyed the biography. I&#;m confident Chernow does his research and produces a comprehensive work.

SA: Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Thomas Flexner. A single volume distillation of Flexner&#;s definitive four-volume biography provides a dated but then definitive overview of Washington. I liked it. When Chernow&#;s book came out, I ended up reading it too.

Verdict: Chernow&#;s book. More recent and detailed.

John Adams

John Adamsby David McCullough. A great storyteller bringing to life an important founding father and American family.

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meachem. A very good biography that we both enjoyed more than others we read about Jefferson.

MW also read Thomas Jefferson & the New Natio

•

The 10 Best Presidential Biographies That Celebrate America's Political History

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

Random House 'JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, ' by Fredrik Logevall

Now 18% Off

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Fredrik Logevall attempts to uncover the secrets of John F. Kennedy's life, from his early years as a member of an esteemed Bostonian family to his election to the presidency. As well as examining some of Kennedy's most important political offerings, Logevall's book also seeks to understand the man behind the icon.

From the impact of World War II and the Cold War to the widespread influence the television had on a nation and its politics, this biography is a celebration of a popular man who was also somewhat of an enigma.

Winner of the William Henry Seward Award for Excellence in Civil War Biography

Random House 'American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant' by Ronald C. White Jr.

Now 50% Off

This award-winning biography of America's 18th president revisits the sometimes forgotten impact of Ulysses S. Grant during his tenure. Deeply researched over several years by author Ronald C. White Jr., American Ulysses explores the transformation of the former battlefield commander into a president w