Presidents & Heads of State

Fawn M. Brodie. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [555]-560.Categories: HistoryUnited States

Washington's rise constitutes one of the greatest self-reinventions in history. In his mid-twenties, this third son of a modest Virginia planter had ruined ...

General Francisco Franco came to prominence during the days of David Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson and was able to cling to absolute political power unti...

A chronicle of the lifelong relationship between John F. Kennedy and his oldest friend, Lem Billings, a gay man, maintained despite the inherent political...

You've seen the show, you've sung the songs, now read the full story of America's most misunderstood founding father.\'I was swept up by the story. I though...

From top journalists and the bestselling authors of The Man Who Ran Washington, an ambitious and lasting history of the full Trump presidency. Revered journ...

In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible...

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his...

#1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive, most comprehensive account of Queen Elizabeth II's legendary reign. Painfu...

In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life. George W. Bus...

President Donald J. Trump's first official book since leaving the White House. This photo book captures the greatness of the last four years unlike anything...

Foreword -- Introduction. Selected Reading List ; Editorial Note -- Catalogue. I. Memory: 1. Antient History, 2. Modern History : Foreign, 3. Modern History...

Bob Woodward's new book, Rage, is an unprecedented and intimate tour de force of new reporting on the Trump presidency facing a global pandemic, economic di...

Born Into A Wealthy, Politically Influential Indian Family In The Waning Years Of The Raj, Jawaharlal Nehru Was Raised, Under His Father's Careful Guidance,...

Obama Tells The Story Of His Improbable Odyssey From Young Man Searching For His Identity To Leader Of The Free World, Describing In Strikingly Personal Det...

Not For Turning Is The First Volume Of Charles Moore's Authorized Biography Of Margaret Thatcher, The Longest Serving Prime Minister Of The Twentieth Centur...

In This Revelatory, Authoritative Portrait Of Donald J. Trump And The Toxic Family That Made Him, Mary L. Trump, A Trained Clinical Psychologist And Donaldâ...