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Election/President's Day Books for Adults

Learn about our past presidents and improve your knowledge of our countries history. Perfect timing right before election day.
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Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
Washington: A Life
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Ron Chernow
Washington's Crossing (David Hackett Fischer)
Washington's Crossing
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David Hackett Fischer
Washington's Spies (Alexander Rose)
Washington's Spies
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Alexander Rose
John Adams (David McCullough)
John Adams
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David McCullough
James Madison (Richard Brookhiser)
James Madison
5
Richard Brookhiser
American Sphinx (Joseph J Ellis)
American Sphinx
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Joseph J Ellis
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe (Harlow Giles Unger)
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe
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Harlow Giles Unger
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life (Paul C. Nagel)
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
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Paul C. Nagel
John Quincy Adams: American Visionary (Fred Kaplan)
John Quincy Adams: American Visionary
9
Fred Kaplan
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Jon Meacham)
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
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Jon Meacham
Martin Van Buren (Ted Widmer)
Martin Van Buren
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Ted Widmer
William Henry Harrison (Gail Collins)
William Henry Harrison
12
Gail Collins
Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America (Walter Borneman)
Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America
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Walter Borneman
Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest (K. Jack Bauer)
Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest
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K. Jack Bauer
Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President (Robert Rayback)
Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President
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Robert Rayback
Franklin Pierce: New Hampshire's Favorite Son (Peter Walner)
Franklin Pierce: New Hampshire's Favorite Son
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Peter Walner
James Buchanan (Philip Klein)
James Buchanan
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Philip Klein
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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Doris Kearns Goodwin
Andrew Johnson: A Biography (Hans Trefousse)
Andrew Johnson: A Biography
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Hans Trefousse
Grant: A Biography (William McFeely)
Grant: A Biography
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William McFeely
Rutherford B. Hayes and His America (Harry Bernard)
Rutherford B. Hayes and His America
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Harry Bernard
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
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Candace Millard
Chester A. Arthur: A Quarter Century of Machine Politics (George Howe)
Chester A. Arthur: A Quarter Century of Machine Politics
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George Howe
An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland (H. Paul Jeffers)
An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland
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H. Paul Jeffers
Grover Cleveland (Allan Nevins)
Grover Cleveland
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Allan Nevins
Benjamin Harrison (Charles Calhoun)
Benjamin Harrison
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Charles Calhoun
The President and the Assassin (Scott Miller)
The President and the Assassin
27
Scott Miller
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America (Douglas Brinkley)
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
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Douglas Brinkley
Theodore Roosevelt and His America (Milton Meltzer)
Theodore Roosevelt and His America
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Milton Meltzer
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey (Candice Millard)
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
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Candice Millard
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
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Edmund Morris
William Howard Taft: An Intimate History (Judith Anderson)
William Howard Taft: An Intimate History
32
Judith Anderson
Wilson
Wilson
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The Shadow of Blooming Grove (Francis Russell)
The Shadow of Blooming Grove
34
Francis Russell
Coolidge (Amity Shlaes)
Coolidge
35
Amity Shlaes
The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge (Calvin Coolidge)
The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge
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Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover: A Life (Glen Jeansonne)
Herbert Hoover: A Life
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Glen Jeansonne
Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (H.W. Brands)
Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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H.W. Brands
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
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David McCullough
Eisenhower: In War and Peace (Jean Edward Smith)
Eisenhower: In War and Peace
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Jean Edward Smith
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