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Good Books about American History
TrumanTruman by David McCullough
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A marvellous biography of the last truly great President America has had
The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made : Acheson, Bohlen, Harriman, Kennan, Lovett, McCloyThe Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made : Acheson, Bohlen, Harriman, Kennan, Lovett, McCloy by Walter Isaacson
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The six men, mostly forgotten who created the US's overwhelming power in the modern age
United States: Essays, 1952-92 v. 1United States: Essays, 1952-92 v. 1 by Gore Vidal
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Vidal disects the corruption in the American body politic with wit and scalpel sharp satire
LincolnLincoln by David Herbert Donald
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The best one volume life of America's greatest President
The Civil War: Red River to Appomattox v. 3The Civil War: Red River to Appomattox v. 3 by Shelby Foote
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A wonderful history of the US Civil War by a historian with the touch of a poet
In the Time of the AmericansIn the Time of the Americans by David Fromkin
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The interweaving stories of the men who created the modern American empire
Theodore Rex: 1901-1909Theodore Rex: 1901-1909 by Edmund Morris
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An American original is vividly brought to life warts and all
John AdamsJohn Adams by David McCullough
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If only America's current President had John Adam's intelligence and incorruptability
President Nixon: Alone in the White HousePresident Nixon: Alone in the White House by Richard Reeves
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The story of America's most tragic and corrupted Politician
Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-73Flawed Giant: Lyndon Johnson and His Times, 1961-73 by Robert Dallek
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The most pyschologically fascinating man ever to sit in the Oval Office