President’s Day is Monday, February 20, and for those of us who love to read about the journey of presidents past and present, 2016 was a great year for presidential biographies – and 2017 is shaping up to be just as riveting. The books below have hit the shelves in the last year and are available at your library:
John Quincy Adams (6th President): John Quincy Adams: A Militant Spirit, by James Traub
Abraham Lincoln (16th President): A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, by Sidney Blumenthal
Ulysses S Grant (18th President): American Ulysses: The Life of Ulysses S Grant, by Ronald C. White
Herbert Hoover (31st President): Herbert Hoover: A Life, by Glen Jeansonne
Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President): His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt, by Joseph Lelyveld
Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th President): Three Days in January: Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Final Mission, by Bret Baier
Ronald Reagan (40th President): Reagan: American Icon, by Iwan Morgan
George H.W. Bush (41st President): Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, by Jon Meacham
Bill Clinton (42nd President): Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton, by Joe Conason
George W. Bush (43rd President): Bush, by Jean Edward Smith
Barack Obama (44th President): Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail, by Jonathan Chait
Donald Trump (45th President): The Making of Donald Trump, by David Cay Johnston
Looking for more information about American presidents? Visit our catalog, or contact our Recommended Reads librarians and receive suggestions for further reading and research!
