Best Presidential Authors

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1776
1776 4.10 avg rating — 243,370 ratings
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The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War
The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War 3.62 avg rating — 110 ratings
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 59,134 ratings
4.
Truman
Truman 4.17 avg rating — 90,312 ratings
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Theodore Rex
Theodore Rex 4.19 avg rating — 50,661 ratings
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The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4)
The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 19,291 ratings
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Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic
Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic 3.89 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,305 ratings
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Eisenhower in War and Peace
Eisenhower in War and Peace 4.08 avg rating — 11,057 ratings
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Going Home To Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961-1969
Going Home To Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961-1969 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 417 ratings
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The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity 4.16 avg rating — 10,639 ratings
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II 4.20 avg rating — 46,354 ratings
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After the White House: Former Presidents as Private Citizens
After the White House: Former Presidents as Private Citizens 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis 4.08 avg rating — 8,806 ratings
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John Adams
John Adams 4.08 avg rating — 373,264 ratings
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Write It When I'm Gone: Remarkable Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald R. Ford
Write It When I'm Gone: Remarkable Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald R. Ford 3.79 avg rating — 1,121 ratings
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Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt 4.10 avg rating — 34,709 ratings
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The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman & the Destruction of Hitler's Germany 1941-45
The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman & the Destruction of Hitler's Germany 1941-45 3.81 avg rating — 1,008 ratings
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Woodrow Wilson (The American Presidents, #28)
Woodrow Wilson (The American Presidents, #28) 3.78 avg rating — 717 ratings
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FDR
FDR 4.08 avg rating — 12,110 ratings
21.
Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989
Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989 3.80 avg rating — 1,146 ratings
22.
Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World
Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World 3.98 avg rating — 2,870 ratings
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John F. Kennedy (The American Presidents, #35)
John F. Kennedy (The American Presidents, #35) 3.85 avg rating — 239 ratings
24.
Herbert Hoover (The American Presidents, #31)
Herbert Hoover (The American Presidents, #31) 3.81 avg rating — 762 ratings
25.
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce 3.58 avg rating — 1,868 ratings
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Warren G. Harding (The American Presidents, #29)
Warren G. Harding (The American Presidents, #29) 3.67 avg rating — 1,283 ratings
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Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 4.01 avg rating — 11,080 ratings
28.
A Crisis Wasted: Barack Obama's Defining Decisions
A Crisis Wasted: Barack Obama's Defining Decisions 3.67 avg rating — 145 ratings
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President 4.22 avg rating — 81,285 ratings
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A Secret Life: The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland
A Secret Life: The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland 3.73 avg rating — 497 ratings
30.
Grant
Grant 4.03 avg rating — 12,933 ratings
32.
Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan
Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan 4.18 avg rating — 2,752 ratings
33.
George H. W. Bush (The American Presidents, #41)
George H. W. Bush (The American Presidents, #41) 3.88 avg rating — 427 ratings
33.
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism 4.15 avg rating — 23,623 ratings
35.
Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)
Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3) 4.42 avg rating — 23,638 ratings
36.
Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2)
Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 27,111 ratings
37.
The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1) 4.42 avg rating — 25,864 ratings
38.
James A. Garfield (The American Presidents, #20)
James A. Garfield (The American Presidents, #20) 3.92 avg rating — 691 ratings
39.
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 4.05 avg rating — 107,680 ratings
40.
The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898
The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 3.82 avg rating — 1,588 ratings
41.
In the Days of McKinley
In the Days of McKinley 3.54 avg rating — 101 ratings
42.
The Age of Jackson
The Age of Jackson 3.97 avg rating — 2,234 ratings
43.
The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008
The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008 3.59 avg rating — 497 ratings
44.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson 3.89 avg rating — 681 ratings
45.
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison 3.70 avg rating — 1,894 ratings
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T.R.: The Last Romantic
T.R.: The Last Romantic 4.17 avg rating — 2,009 ratings