Books like Lincoln
12 books with a reading profile close to Lincoln by David Herbert Donald. Deep; a moderate read.
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1
Grant
by Ron Chernow
Also deep · history, biography
Ron Chernow’s biography provides a comprehensive account of Ulysses S.
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2
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
history, biography
Jon Lee Anderson utilizes previously unavailable diaries and government archives to reconstruct the logistical and ideological trajectory of Ernesto Guevara.
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3
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
by Kai Bird
Also deep · history, biography
Kai Bird and Martin J.
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4
Van Gogh: The Life
history, biography
Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith utilize a decade of research and thousands of family letters to reconstruct Vincent van Gogh's life beyond the myth of the "mad artist." The biography details his failed careers as…
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5
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
Also deep · history, biography
Doris Kearns Goodwin chronicles the internal dynamics of the White House between 1940 and 1945, focusing on the symbiotic but strained partnership between Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
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6
John Adams
Also deep · history, biography
David McCullough chronicles the life of the second American president, focusing on his intellectual rigor and his central role in the Continental Congress.
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7
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Also deep · history, biography
Robert Caro’s biography tracks the career of Robert Moses, a public official who reshaped New York through the construction of bridges, highways, and public parks without ever being elected to office.
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8
Washington: A Life
by Ron Chernow
Also deep · history, biography
Ron Chernow provides a chronological investigation of George Washington’s evolution from an ambitious frontier land surveyor into the unifying figure of the American Revolution and the first federal administration.
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9
Napoleon: A Life
history, biography
Andrew Roberts utilizes thirty-three thousand recently published letters to reconstruct the daily reality of Napoleon Bonaparte’s administration and military campaigns.
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10
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by Dee Brown
Also deep · history, dense
Dee Brown chronicles the systematic displacement and destruction of Indigenous nations in the American West between 1860 and 1890.
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
history, biography
In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston traveled to Plateau, Alabama, to interview Oluale Kossola, known as Cudjo Lewis.
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12
Arnold Schoenberg Letters
history, biography
This collection gathers the personal and professional correspondence of the Austrian composer, spanning his life from 1910 through his late years in the United States.
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