Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
5. 
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
by:
Edmund Morris
4.23 avg rating — 59,120 ratings 6. 
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
by:
Candice Millard
4.22 avg rating — 81,268 ratings 
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The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
by:
Robert A. Caro
4.42 avg rating — 25,860 ratings 9. 
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Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)
by:
Robert A. Caro
4.42 avg rating — 23,633 ratings 
12. 
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II 4.20 avg rating — 46,348 ratings
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The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4)
by:
Robert A. Caro
4.40 avg rating — 19,288 ratings 
17. 
Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)
by:
Robert A. Caro
4.28 avg rating — 27,104 ratings 18. 
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism 4.15 avg rating — 23,622 ratings
20. 
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
by:
Joseph J. Ellis
3.94 avg rating — 28,832 ratings 
22. 
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
by:
Candice Millard
4.21 avg rating — 74,671 ratings 
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
by:
Barack Obama
3.94 avg rating — 229,603 ratings 
31. 
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years
by:
Carl Sandburg
4.28 avg rating — 5,424 ratings 
35. 
With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
by:
Stephen B. Oates
4.27 avg rating — 8,620 ratings 36. 
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, The Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent
by:
Robert W. Merry
3.83 avg rating — 7,581 ratings 
40. 
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
by:
Rick Perlstein
4.25 avg rating — 10,666 ratings 
42. 
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness 3.92 avg rating — 6,578 ratings
44. 
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
by:
Bill O'Reilly
4.05 avg rating — 107,666 ratings 45. 
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
by:
Eric Foner
4.18 avg rating — 6,497 ratings 
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The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace
by:
H.W. Brands
4.13 avg rating — 6,134 ratings 
54. 
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
by:
Jon Meacham
4.13 avg rating — 8,550 ratings 
56. 
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by:
Barack Obama
3.83 avg rating — 168,475 ratings 57. 
Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams
by:
Joseph J. Ellis
4.06 avg rating — 3,093 ratings 58. 
The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century
by:
Scott Miller
3.95 avg rating — 4,679 ratings 59. 
Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
by:
H.W. Brands
4.01 avg rating — 11,080 ratings 60. 
Write It When I'm Gone: Remarkable Off-the-Record Conversations With Gerald R. Ford 3.79 avg rating — 1,122 ratings
64. 
Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times
by:
Kenneth Whyte
4.35 avg rating — 1,437 ratings 65. 
Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821. Vol. 1
by:
Robert V. Remini
4.33 avg rating — 539 ratings 66. 
Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield 4.14 avg rating — 2,939 ratings
67. 
Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832
by:
Robert V. Remini
4.32 avg rating — 185 ratings 
72. 
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness 3.93 avg rating — 10,715 ratings
73. 
Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy
by:
David O. Stewart
4.02 avg rating — 3,719 ratings 
77. 
Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America
by:
David O. Stewart
4.07 avg rating — 645 ratings 
81. 
Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800
by:
John Ferling
3.97 avg rating — 2,694 ratings 
85. 
The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope
by:
Jonathan Alter
3.93 avg rating — 3,786 ratings 
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Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845
by:
Robert V. Remini
4.25 avg rating — 177 ratings 92. 
The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur 3.91 avg rating — 1,584 ratings
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Eisenhower, Volume #1: Soldier, General of the Army, President-Elect, 1890-1952 4.25 avg rating — 280 ratings