The forty-third president of the U.S. offers an intimate biography of his father, the forty-first president, tracing his career as an accomplished statesman and discussing his influence on the author's own political career.

A critical reevaluation of the 28th president that examines his role as a principal adversary in the struggles for civil rights and women's suffrage, and finds him superbly unsuited for the historical moment at which he took office.

An introduction to the presidents of the United States describes each president's childhood, career, achievements while in office, and life after the White House.

An analysis of Abraham Lincoln's political talents identifies the character strengths and abilities that enabled his successful election, in an account that also describes how he used the same abilities to rally former opponents in winning the Civil War.

Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most complicated generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. Chernow is the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency.

This book, in graphic-novel format, tells of the life of George Washington, who led the Continental Army and became the first president of the United States.

In this great American story, acclaimed historian Robert Merry resurrects the presidential reputation of William McKinley, which loses out to the brilliant and flamboyant Theodore Roosevelt who succeeded him after his assassination. He portrays McKinley as a chief executive of consequence whose low place in the presidential rankings does not reflect his enduring accomplishments and the stamp he put on the country's future role in the world.