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Which next? In order - no, but what then?
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Eric
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Nov 30, 2013 09:53PM
I am reading the presidents but not in order - no way! - after the Civil War you enter a dark age that last until Teddy, so no, I'm not doing that. I have ready 17 biographies so far, including tough books on McKinnley and Coolidge. In front of me I see books about Tyler, Monroe, and Garfield. The book about Garfield, "Dark Horse," look especially interesting. But I know, it's not hot, but when a good book comes out about a minor president, we must read.
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I'm not going in order either. I tried, but then I would get stuck on some president of whom I could not find a decent bio.
Exactly. Follow your interests - there are many presidents who haven't had a major biography in decades.
I fully agree as from my young days I had a bad feeling on LBJ because of the Vietnam war untill I found out later that he
also is responsible for the most extensive social program. I did not read his biography yet nor visited his library but I am looking for his biography. Any suggestions from anyone? Peter from Holland
Try the book by Robert Dalleck, his book on Kennedy is great and I bet his Johnson is too.
Any suggestions for a biography on Thomas Jefferson?
I greatly enjoyed "The Art of Power" by Jon Meacham, at least for a single volume on the man, and recommend it highly.
It's not a traditional biography, it's more of a character study, and it's a bit too uncritical for my taste, but Jon Meacham's "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" is an excellent read.
I agree, Jon Meacham's "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" was a much more enjoyable read on Jefferson than "The Road To Monticello".
I started reading Dumas Malone's series after reading www.bestpresidentialbios.com/2013/05/... and so far so good. Also liked Art of Power btw.
Is this your blog? Very nice. Legodude1 wrote: "I started reading Dumas Malone's series after reading www.bestpresidentialbios.com/2013/05/... and so far so good. Also liked Art of Power btw."
That blog belongs to a gentleman named Steve, who is also on goodreads, and is an EXCELLENT resource.
Thanks for the kind words Lego, Lisa and Will! I'm having a great time reading through my collection of presidential bios and am finding goodreads (and this discussion group in particular) helpful and interesting. And if you've read something great that's missing from my list [ http://bestpresidentialbios.com/curri... ]...please let me know!
I just announced that I am challenging myself to read a bio on every president with an eye on learning about their PR strategies and tactics.
