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John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
3,709 books — 3,740 voters
John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
2,124 books — 2,495 voters

I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingLean In by Sheryl SandbergThe Reason I Jump by Naoki HigashidaDrift by Rachel Maddow
Books Rec'd By The Daily Show
339 books — 277 voters
A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnAmerica (The Book) by Jon StewartMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1776 by David McCullough
The Daily Show Reading Club
343 books — 235 voters

1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonJohn Adams by David McCulloughA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
U.S. History Reading List
446 books — 150 voters
The War on Normal People by Andrew YangShortest Way Home by Pete ButtigiegJourneys with Jimmy Carter and other Adventures in Media by Barry JagodaOur Revolution by Bernie SandersThe Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris
2020 Election Candidates - U.S.A
65 books — 109 voters

Pro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyCollective Vengeance by Joseph StanleyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb Tsipursky
"Best" Political Reads
153 books — 73 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinJohn Adams by David McCulloughTruman by David McCulloughWashington by Ron ChernowTheodore Rex by Edmund Morris
Positively Presidential (nonfiction)
369 books — 70 voters

The Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. WhiteGame Change by John HeilemannThe Making of the President 1968 by Theodore H. WhiteWhat It Takes by Richard Ben CramerTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Books about U.S. Presidential Elections (nonfiction)
115 books — 65 voters
Washington by Ron ChernowJohn Adams by David McCulloughAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowThe Ride by Kostya KennedyFounding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
US Founding Fathers (nonfiction)
241 books — 32 voters

American Sphinx by Joseph J. EllisThomas Jefferson by Jon MeachamThomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings by Annette Gordon-ReedThe Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-ReedThomas Jefferson by Christopher Hitchens
Jeffersonian Books (fiction and nonfiction)
82 books — 31 voters
FDR by Jean Edward SmithNo Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns GoodwinTraitor to His Class by H.W. BrandsThe Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.Freedom from Fear by David M. Kennedy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: A Reading List (nonfiction)
137 books — 31 voters

Upstairs at the White House by J.B. WestThe Residence by Kate Andersen BrowerSpeaking for Myself by Sarah Huckabee SandersAll the Presidents' Pastries by Roland MesnierInside the White House by Ronald Kessler
The Executive Mansion: Life and Work Inside the White House (nonfiction)
89 books — 24 voters
Nixonland by Rick PerlsteinThe Final Days by Bob WoodwardNixon and Kissinger by Robert DallekAll the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinBag Man by Rachel Maddow
Richard Nixon (fiction and nonfiction)
136 books — 19 voters

A Freewheelin' Time by Suze RotoloChaos by Tom O'NeillKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Last Headbangers by Kevin CookLittle Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
Best 20th Century American (U.S.) History - 3.7 Stars and Up
625 books — 19 voters
Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonLincoln by David Herbert DonaldGrant by Ron ChernowAmerican Ulysses by Ronald C. White Jr.Titan by Ron Chernow
Best 19th Century American (U.S.) History - 3.7 Stars and Up
453 books — 19 voters

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonAnd They Called It Camelot by Stephanie Marie ThorntonThe Pink Suit by N.M. KelbyAmerican Princess by Stephanie Marie ThorntonWhite Houses by Amy Bloom
Presidential Families - Fiction
72 books — 18 voters
Accidental Presidents by Jared CohenLet the People Pick the President by Jesse WegmanHow to Get Rid of a President by David PriessWashington by Ron ChernowThe American Vice Presidency by Jules Witcover
The US Presidency (nonfiction)
114 books — 14 voters

The Ride by Kostya KennedyWashington by Ron Chernow1776 by David McCulloughThe British Are Coming by Rick AtkinsonFounding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
U.S Revolution (nonfiction)
24 books — 12 voters
The Ride by Kostya KennedyAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe Shoemaker and the Tea Party by Alfred F. YoungThe British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson
Massachusetts - Revolution (nonfiction)
16 books — 12 voters

They Also Ran by Irving StoneAlmost President by Scott FarrisHenry Clay by Harlow Giles UngerThe Rise of a Prairie Statesman by Thomas J. KnockA Godly Hero by Michael Kazin
"They Also Ran": Presidential candidates who didn't make it
135 books — 10 voters
Washington's Spies by Alexander RoseGeorge Washington's Secret Six by Brian KilmeadeGeorge Washington's Secret Spy War by John A. NagyGeorge Washington, Spymaster by Thomas B. AllenThe Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
Culper Spy Ring - Fiction & Non-Fiction
19 books — 10 voters

Master of the Senate by Robert A. CaroThe Path to Power by Robert A. CaroMeans of Ascent by Robert A. CaroThe Passage of Power by Robert A. CaroLyndon Johnson and the American Dream by Doris Kearns Goodwin
US Presidents: Lyndon Johnson (nonfiction)
94 books — 8 voters
Andrew Jackson by H.W. BrandsAndrew Jackson by Robert V. ReminiThe Life of Andrew Jackson by Robert V. ReminiToward the Setting Sun by Brian HicksThe Life of Andrew Jackson by Marquis James
American Presidents: Andrew Jackson (nonfiction)
72 books — 7 voters

My Awakening by David DukeThe Ralph Nader Reader by Ralph NaderReturn to Sender by Ralph NaderCrashing the Party by Ralph NaderEugene V. Debs Speaks by Eugene V. Debs
Third Party Presidental Candidates (nonfiction)
40 books — 6 voters
The Banana Wars by Ivan MusicantEmpire by Default by Ivan MusicantMark Twain's Weapons of Satire by Mark TwainThe War Lovers by Evan ThomasFighting for American Manhood by Kristin L. Hoganson
The Spanish-American War, 1898 (nonfiction)
74 books — 6 voters

Titan by Ron ChernowThe Lady of Sing Sing by Idanna PucciThe Infamous Harry Hayward by Shawn Francis PetersHetty by Charles SlackThomas Nast by Albert Bigelow Paine
Gilded Age Biographies (nonfiction)
133 books — 6 voters
Palestine by Jimmy CarterWe Can Have Peace in the Holy Land by Jimmy CarterKeeping Faith by Jimmy CarterWhite House Diary by Jimmy CarterWhy Not the Best? by Jimmy Carter
American Presidents: President James Earl ("Jimmy") Carter Jr. (nonfiction)
87 books — 5 voters

The President and the Assassin by Scott MillerPresident McKinley by Robert W. MerryThe Triumph of William McKinley by Karl RoveMurdering McKinley by Eric RauchwayPresident McKinley's Killer and the America He Left Behind by Jessica S. Gunderson
US Presidents: William McKinley (nonfiction)
10 books — 4 voters
Hoover by Kenneth WhyteHerbert Hoover by Glen JeansonneFreedom Betrayed by Herbert HooverAs Ding Saw Herbert Hoover by Jay N. DarlingThe Life of Herbert Hoover by Glen Jeansonne
US Presidents: Herbert Hoover (nonfiction)
14 books — 2 voters

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