Presidents & Heads of State
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Maria Theresa: The Habsburg Empress in Her Time
$66.58 Read moreA major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule
Maria Theresa (1717-1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-t- Author: Stollberg-Rilinger, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1104
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0691179069
- Language: English
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Crusade in Europe: A Personal Account of World War II
$22.00 Read moreA classic of World War II literature, an incredibly revealing work that provides a near comprehensive account of the war and brings to life the legendary general and eventual president of the United S… [more below]
- Author: Eisenhower, Dwight D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: December 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0593314859
- Language: English
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Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire
$21.99 Add to cart“An instant classic, if not the finest book to date on Ronald Reagan.” — Jay Winik
President Reagan’s dramatic battle to win the Cold War is revealed as never before by the #1 bestselling author and a
- Series: Three Days
- Author: Baier, Bret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 0062748432
- Language: English
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On Nixon’s Madness: An Emotional History
$29.95 Read moreWas Richard Nixon actually a madman, or did he just play one?
When Richard Nixon battled for the presidency in 1968, he did so with the knowledge that, should he win, he would face the looming question
- Author: Jacobson, Zachary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1421445530
- Language: English
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First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity
$32.00 Read moreDispelling common myths about the first US president and revealing the real George Washington.
Winner of the George Washington Prize by George Washington’s Mount Vernon
George Washington–hero of the Fr
- Author: Valsania, Maurizio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 142144447X
- Language: English
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de Gaulle
$26.95 Read moreWinner of the Duff Cooper Prize
In this definitive biography of the mythic general
Winner of the Elizabeth Longford Prize
A New Yorker, Financial Times, Spectator, Times, and Telegraph Book of the Year- Author: Jackson, Julian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 928
- Publish Date: October 29 2019
- ISBN10: 0674241452
- Language: English
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1942: Winston Churchill and Britain’s Darkest Hour
$29.95 Read moreA revelatory new work of popular history focused on the year 1942, as the fate of Britain–and Winston Churchill’s leadership–hangs in the balance.
Eighty years ago, Britain stood at the brink of def- Author: Downing, Taylor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362320
- Language: English
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The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln and the Struggle for American Freedom
$17.95 Read moreFrom the acclaimed historian and bestselling author: a page-turning account of the epic struggle over slavery as embodied by John Brown and Abraham Lincoln–two men moved to radically different acts t… [more below]
- Author: Brands, H. W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 0525563458
- Language: English
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Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip
$17.99 Add to cartOn June 19, 1953, Harry Truman got up early, packed the trunk of his Chrysler New Yorker, and did something no other former president has done before or since: he hit the road. No Secret Service prote
- Author: Algeo, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1569767076
- Language: English
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American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
$25.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the author of A. Lincoln, a major new biography of one of America’s greatest generals–and most misunderstood presidents
Winner of the William Henry Seward Award for E- Author: White, Ronald C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 864
- Publish Date: June 06 2017
- ISBN10: 0812981251
- Language: English
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Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times
$24.00 Add to cart“An exemplary biography–exhaustively researched, fair-minded and easy to read. It can nestle on the same shelf as David McCullough’s Truman, a high compliment indeed.” —The Wall Street Journal
The de… [more below]- Author: Whyte, Kenneth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: November 06 2018
- ISBN10: 030774387X
- Language: English
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Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
$17.95 Read moreHailed by critics and embraced by readers, “Most Blessed of the Patriarchs” is one of the richest and most insightful accounts of Thomas Jefferson in a generation. Following her Pulitzer Prize-winning
- Author: Gordon-Reed, Annette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1631492519
- Language: English
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Churchill: The Power of Words
$22.99 Add to cartA collection of the best and most quoted speeches and writings of Nobel Prize-winner Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill knew the power of words. In speeches, books, and articles, he expressed his fe- Author: Churchill, Winston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 536
- Publish Date: October 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0306821974
- Language: English
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Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe
$30.00 Read moreOne of New York Magazine‘s Most Anticipated Books of the Fall
How far can a single leader alter the course of history? From one of the leading historians of twentieth-century Europe and the author of- Author: Kershaw, Ian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1594203458
- Language: English
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Town & Country: The Queen: A Life in Pictures
$40.00 Read moreA lavish illustrated biography of Queen Elizabeth II and her storied 70-year reign with 300 extraordinary photographs and insightful commentary by royal journalist Victoria Murphy
“…an invaluable p… [more below]- Author: Murphy, Victoria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1950785092
- Language: English
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First Lady from Plains
$26.95 Add to cartFirst Lady from Plains, first published in 1984, is Rosalynn’s Carter’s autobiography, covering her life from her childhood in Plains, Georgia, through her time as First Lady. It is “a readable, livel… [more below]
- Author: Carter, Rosalynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: November 01 1994
- ISBN10: 1557283559
- Language: English
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Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency
$29.00 Read moreAn illuminating account of John F. Kennedy’s brief but transformative tenure in the White House, from acclaimed author and historian Mark K. Updegrove, head of the LBJ Foundation and presidential hist… [more below]
- Author: Updegrove, Mark K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 152474574X
- Language: English
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Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
$25.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – In this “beautifully written and superbly researched dual biography” (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham “paints a powerful portr… [more below]
- Author: Meacham, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: October 12 2004
- ISBN10: 0812972821
- Language: English
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The Last Charge of the Rough Rider: Theodore Roosevelt’s Final Days
$32.00 Add to cartThere have been many books on Theodore Roosevelt, but there are none that solely focus on the last years of his life. Racked by rheumatism, a ticking embolism, pathogens in his blood, a bad leg from a
- Author: Hazelgrove, William Elliott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493070908
- Language: English
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Victorious in Defeat: The Life and Times of Chiang Kai-Shek, China, 1887-1975
$40.00 Read moreAn extensively researched, comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, one of the twentieth century’s most powerful and controversial figures
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) le- Author: Pantsov, Alexander V.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0300260202
- Language: English
