Good Books about American History

A Listmania! list by Armourer "andwarn" (UK)
 
Truman
1.  Truman by David McCullough
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  "A marvellous biography of the last truly great President America has had"
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The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made : Acheson, Bohlen, Harriman, Kennan, Lovett, McCloy
2.  The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made : Acheson, Bohlen, Harriman, Kennan, Lovett, McCloy by Walter Isaacson
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  "The six men, mostly forgotten who created the US's overwhelming power in the modern age"
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United States: Essays, 1952-92 v. 1
3.  United States: Essays, 1952-92 v. 1 by Gore Vidal
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  "Vidal disects the corruption in the American body politic with wit and scalpel sharp satire"
£11.04   Used & New from: £1.15
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Lincoln
4.  Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
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  "The best one volume life of America's greatest President"
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The Civil War: Red River to Appomattox v. 3
5.  The Civil War: Red River to Appomattox v. 3 by Shelby Foote
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  "A wonderful history of the US Civil War by a historian with the touch of a poet"
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In the Time of the Americans
6.  In the Time of the Americans by David Fromkin
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  "The interweaving stories of the men who created the modern American empire"
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Theodore Rex: 1901-1909
7.  Theodore Rex: 1901-1909 by Edmund Morris
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  "An American original is vividly brought to life warts and all"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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John Adams
8.  John Adams by David McCullough
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  "If only America's current President had John Adam's intelligence and incorruptability"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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President Nixon: Alone in the White House
9.  President Nixon: Alone in the White House by Richard Reeves
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  "The story of America's most tragic and corrupted Politician"
£9.09   Used & New from: £3.85
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-73
10.  Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-1973: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-73 by Robert Dallek
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  "The most pyschologically fascinating man ever to sit in the Oval Office"
£19.95   Used & New from: £13.40
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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