New Books on Presidential History

Here’s a quick list of some just some of the new books on U.S. Presidential history, published in 2012:

• Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power: by Jon Meacham, published November 13, 2012

• Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World:  by Evan Thomas, published September 25, 2012

• Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America’s Most Perilous Year:  by David Von Drehle, published October 30, 2012.

• Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves:  by Henry Wiencek, published October 16, 2012

• The Man Who Saved the Union:  Ulysses Grant in War and Peace: by H.W. Brands, published October 2, 2012

• A History of American Presidential Elections:  From George Washington to Barack Obama:  by Marc J. Schulman, published May 28, 2012

• Presidential Campaign Posters: Two Hundred Years of Election Art: by The Library of Congress, published May 15, 2012

• Presidential Retreats: Where the Presidents Went and Why They Went There: by Peter Hannaford, published October 30, 2012

• Where They Stand: The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians: by Robert W. Merry, published June 26, 2012

• Affairs of State: The Untold History of Presidential Love, Sex, and Scandal, 1789-1900: by Robert P. Watson, published September 6, 2012

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