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Mr. B's History and Biography Recommendations

This is a list of 1,000 works related to political and world history. Full disclosure: I have not read all of these, but these are subjects that I find interesting, even the ones I don't particularly agree with related to politics. As far as American politics, books from the left and the right are on this list.
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A Biography of Dracula: The Life Story of Bram Stoker (Harry Ludlam)
A Biography of Dracula: The Life Story of Bram Stoker
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Harry Ludlam
A City in Terror: Calvin Coolidge and the 1919 Boston Police Strike (Francis Russell)
A City in Terror: Calvin Coolidge and the 1919 Boston Police Strike
2
Francis Russell
Angel of Bataan (Walter M. MacDougall)
Angel of Bataan
3
Walter M. MacDougall
Be My Guest (Conrad Hilton)
Be My Guest
4
Conrad Hilton
Carthage (David Soren)
Carthage
5
David Soren
Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man (David Donald)
Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man
6
David Donald
Cherokee Mythology (Matt Clayton)
Cherokee Mythology
7
Matt Clayton
China Transformed (R. Bin Wong)
China Transformed
8
R. Bin Wong
Crime and Society in Early Modern Seville (Mary Elizabeth Perry)
Crime and Society in Early Modern Seville
9
Mary Elizabeth Perry
Founding Rivals (Chris Derose)
Founding Rivals
10
Chris Derose
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party Beforee the Civil War (Eric Foner)
Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party Beforee the Civil War
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Eric Foner
Frost/Nixon (Sir David Frost and Bob Zelnick)
Frost/Nixon
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Sir David Frost and Bob Zelnick
General A.P. Hill (James I. Robertson Jr.)
General A.P. Hill
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James I. Robertson Jr.
George H.W. Bush: Character at the Core (Curt Smith)
George H.W. Bush: Character at the Core
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Curt Smith
Holocaust (Martin Gilbert)
Holocaust
15
Martin Gilbert
Howard Hughes: The Untold Story (Peter Harry Brown, Pat Broeske)
Howard Hughes: The Untold Story
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Peter Harry Brown, Pat Broeske
Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy (Herbert S. Parmet)
Jack: The Struggles of John F. Kennedy
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Herbert S. Parmet
JFK: The Presidency of John F. Kennedy (Herbert S. Parmet)
JFK: The Presidency of John F. Kennedy
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Herbert S. Parmet
John Tyler: The Accidental President (Edward P. Crapol)
John Tyler: The Accidental President
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Edward P. Crapol
Korea: Where the American Century Began (Michael Pembroke)
Korea: Where the American Century Began
20
Michael Pembroke
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (Dayton Duncan)
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
21
Dayton Duncan
Murder in the State Capitol (Pamela Chase Hain)
Murder in the State Capitol
22
Pamela Chase Hain
Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt (R.T. Rundle Clark)
Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt
23
R.T. Rundle Clark
On the Brink of Civil War: The Compromise of 1850 and How It Changed the Course of American History (John C. Waugh)
On the Brink of Civil War: The Compromise of 1850 and How It Changed the Course of American History
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John C. Waugh
Pickett's Charge (George R. Stewart)
Pickett's Charge
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George R. Stewart
Pivotal Decade (Judith Stein)
Pivotal Decade
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Judith Stein
Pivotal Tuesdays (Margaret O'Mara)
Pivotal Tuesdays
27
Margaret O'Mara
Prince Philip: A Portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh (Https://Images-Na.Ssl-Images-Amazon.com/Images/S/C)
Prince Philip: A Portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh
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Https://Images-Na.Ssl-Images-Amazon.com/Images/S/C
Reunion Without Compromise: The South and Reconstruction, 1865-1868 (Michael Perman)
Reunion Without Compromise: The South and Reconstruction, 1865-1868
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Michael Perman
South Pacific Destroyer (Russell Sydnor Crenshaw)
South Pacific Destroyer
30
Russell Sydnor Crenshaw
Sparring With Smokin' Joe: Joe Frazier's Epic Battles and Rivalry With Ali (Glenn Lewis)
Sparring With Smokin' Joe: Joe Frazier's Epic Battles and Rivalry With Ali
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Glenn Lewis
The Alamo Story (J. R. Edmondsen)
The Alamo Story
32
J. R. Edmondsen
The Courage to Be Free (Ron Desantis)
The Courage to Be Free
33
Ron Desantis
The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover (Paul Letersky)
The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover
34
Paul Letersky
The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party (John Nichols)
The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party
35
John Nichols
The First Family Detail (Ronald Kessler)
The First Family Detail
36
Ronald Kessler
The Immigrant Experience: The Anguish of Becoming American (Thomas C. Wheeler)
The Immigrant Experience: The Anguish of Becoming American
37
Thomas C. Wheeler
The Industrial Revolution (Pat Hudson)
The Industrial Revolution
38
Pat Hudson
The Jeffersonians (Kevin R.C. Gutzman)
The Jeffersonians
39
Kevin R.C. Gutzman
The King Maker: The Man Who Saved George VI (Geordie Greig)
The King Maker: The Man Who Saved George VI
40
Geordie Greig
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