Best president biography

Former president John Tyler The fact that Harrison Ruffin Tyler lived to the age of 96, and that his father and grandfather each had younger second-wives, helps solve the mathematical mystery of how it is possible the 10th US president – born in – had a living grandson until May 10 of the best presidential biographies you should add to your reading list, from George Washington to Richard Nixon to Barack Obama to Abraham Lincoln. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Another contender for best presidential biography. Elite author writing on a top-of-tier-2 president who was an admirable man stepping into power at the most complicated time. A much more recent biography, The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, by Jeffrey Frank is also excellent and worth reading.