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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams Robert Vincent Remini "Heavy were the burdens of John Quincy Adams's upbringing. Son of the forbidding John Adams and the domineering Abigail, puritanical New Englanders both, he was driven from the earliest age to a life… OL14865060W
The Lincolns The Lincolns Daniel Mark Epstein Although the private lives of political couples have in our era become front-page news, the true story of this extraordinary and tragic first family has never been fully told. The Lincolns eclipses e… OL15848581W
Robert Morris Robert Morris Charles Rappleye In this biography, the acclaimed author of Sons of Providence, winner of the 2007 George Washington Book Prize, recovers an immensely important part of the founding drama of the country in the story … OL16631041W
Homes and libraries of the presidents Homes and libraries of the presidents William G. Clotworthy Describes the lives of the presidents of the United States, their families, and the various homes, libraries, and other sites associated with each. OL1844520W
The intimate lives of the Founding Fathers The intimate lives of the Founding Fathers Thomas J. Fleming An intimate look at the founders-- George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison-- and the women who played essential roles in their lives. OL24833929W
Madam Secretary Madam Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright Mémoires de M. Albright, responsable de la politique étrangère des Etats-Unis sous la présidence de Bill Clinton de 1997 à 2001, et qui fut précédemment représentante permanente des Etats-Unis aux Na… OL276829W
From Ike to Mao and beyond From Ike to Mao and beyond Bob Avakian Bob Avakian has written a memoir containing three unique but interwoven stories. The first tells of a white middle-class kid growing up in '50s America who goes to an integrated high school and has h… OL4802044W