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Mark Brewer's Favorite Biographies

I taught history for 31 years. These are my favorite biographies from a lifetime of reading, and I look forward to many more.
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Dickens (Peter Ackroyd)
Dickens
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Peter Ackroyd
Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage
Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage
2
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
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David McCullough
John Adams by David McCullough
John Adams by David McCullough
4
Napoleon: A Life (Andrew Roberts)
Napoleon: A Life
5
Andrew Roberts
Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
Washington: A Life
6
Ron Chernow
The Lives of Margaret Fuller (John Matteson)
The Lives of Margaret Fuller
7
John Matteson
Churchill - Caminhando Com O Destino (Andrew Roberts)
Churchill - Caminhando Com O Destino
8
Andrew Roberts
Hawthorne (Brenda Wineapple)
Hawthorne
9
Brenda Wineapple
Einstein (Walter Isaacson)
Einstein
10
Walter Isaacson
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay (Nancy Milford)
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
11
Nancy Milford
JFK (Fredrik Logevall)
JFK
12
Fredrik Logevall
The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher (Debby Applegate)
The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher
13
Debby Applegate
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X (Les Payne and Tamara Payne)
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
14
Les Payne and Tamara Payne
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
15
Ron Chernow
In the Days of McKinley (Margaret Leech)
In the Days of McKinley
16
Margaret Leech
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
17
Edmund Morris
Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson
Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson
18
Titan (Ron Chernow)
Titan
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Ron Chernow
Peter the Great: His Life and World (Robert K. Massie)
Peter the Great: His Life and World
20
Robert K. Massie
Jennie (Ralph G. Martin)
Jennie
21
Ralph G. Martin
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
22
Ron Chernow
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
23
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
The Invisible Woman (Claire Tomalin)
The Invisible Woman
24
Claire Tomalin
Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union (Robert V. Remini)
Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union
25
Robert V. Remini
Van Gogh: The Life (Steven Naifeh)
Van Gogh: The Life
26
Steven Naifeh
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph (Jan Swafford)
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph
27
Jan Swafford
Berthe Morisot (Shannon)
Berthe Morisot
28
Shannon
Lewis Carroll: A Biography (Morton N. Cohen)
Lewis Carroll: A Biography
29
Morton N. Cohen
Connie MacK and the Early Years of Baseball (Norman Macht)
Connie MacK and the Early Years of Baseball
30
Norman Macht
Connie MacK: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931 (Norman L. Macht)
Connie MacK: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931
31
Norman L. Macht
Bolivar: American Liberator (Marie Arana)
Bolivar: American Liberator
32
Marie Arana
The Singular Mark Twain (Fred Kaplan)
The Singular Mark Twain
33
Fred Kaplan
The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III (Ian Mortimer)
The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III
34
Ian Mortimer
Webster (Robert V. Remini)
Webster
35
Robert V. Remini
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling (Richard Bushman)
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
36
Richard Bushman
Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters (Elizabeth Brown Pryor)
Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters
37
Elizabeth Brown Pryor
The Last King of America (Andrew Roberts)
The Last King of America
38
Andrew Roberts
Thomas Hardy (Claire Tomalin)
Thomas Hardy
39
Claire Tomalin
MELBOURNE by Lord David Cecil
MELBOURNE by Lord David Cecil
40
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