Americas category: 34066 books
John Quincy Adams
American Visionary
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Fred Kaplan, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Lincoln, returns with John Quincy Adams, an illuminating biography of one of the most overlooked presidents in American history—a leader of sweeping perspective whose progressive values helped shape the course of the nation.
In this fresh...
by Jimmy Carter
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2010
The edited, annotated diary of President Jimmy Carter--filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world
Each day during his presidency, Jimmy Carter made several entries in a private...
Three Days in January
Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
The blockbuster #1 national bestseller
Bret Baier, the Chief Political Anchor for Fox News Channel and the Anchor and Executive Editor of Special Report with Bret Baier, illuminates the extraordinary yet underappreciated presidency of Dwight Eisenhower by taking readers into Ike’s last days...
by Eric Foner
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
“A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston Globe
Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery....
The First Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
Taking place during the most critical period of our nation’s birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington’s character, but also illuminates the origins of America’s counterintelligence movement that led...
The Real Lincoln
A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2009
A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War
Most Americans consider Abraham Lincoln to be the greatest president in history. His legend as the Great Emancipator has grown to mythic proportions as hundreds of books, a national holiday, and a monument in Washington, D.C.,...
by Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Harry Truman was a man of common sense and uncommon insights. In this frank book, the thirty-third president of the United States speaks directly about the office of the presidency, about the best and worst presidents, and his own experience holding office.Nearly every page contains a "Trumanism"...
After Camelot
A Personal History of the Kennedy Family--1968 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jackie, Ethel, Joan - Women of Camelot, comes an engrossing and revealing portrait of the next generation of Kennedys - now with a new chapter.
For more than half a century, Americans have been captivated by the Kennedys - their joy and heartbreak,...
by Stephen Kinzer
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
A joint biography of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, who led the United States into an unseen war that decisively shaped today's world
During the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two immensely powerful brothers led the United States into a series of foreign adventures whose effects...
by James MacGregor Burns
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
“A brilliant full-length portrait of Franklin Roosevelt the politician”—the first in an award-winning two-volume biography (The Christian Science Monitor).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the longest serving president in United States history, reshaping the country during the crises of...
The World as It Is
A Memoir of the Obama White House
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one of Barack Obama’s most trusted aides comes a revelatory behind-the-scenes account of his presidency—and how idealism can confront harsh reality and still survive.
“The closest view of Obama we’re likely to get until he publishes his own memoir.”—George...
Revolutionary Characters
What Made the Founders Different
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2006
In this brilliantly illuminating group portrait of the men who came to be known as the Founding Fathers, the incomparable Gordon Wood has written a book that seriously asks, "What made these men great?" and shows us, among many other things, just how much character did in fact matter. The life of...
Grace and Power
The Private World of the Kennedy White House
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2004
In GRACE & POWER: THE PRIVATE WORLD OF THE KENNEDY WHITE HOUSE, New York Times bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith takes us inside the Kennedy White House with unparalleled access and insight. Having interviewed scores of Kennedy intimates, including many who have never spoken before, and drawing...
Facts and Fears
Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
**New York Times bestseller
The former Director of National Intelligence's candid and compelling account of the intelligence community's successes--and failures--in facing some of the greatest threats to America**
When he stepped down in January 2017 as the fourth United States director...