Books like Wilson by A. Scott Berg

A richly detailed biography that traces John Adams’s rise from Revolutionary patriot to the United States’ second President, highlighting his political convictions, marriage to Abigail Adams, and lasting impact on American governance.

David Herbert Donald’s Pulitzer‑winning biography chronicles Abraham Lincoln’s rise from rural Kentucky to the highest office, drawing on newly available papers, archives and newspapers.

A definitive biography of Theodore Roosevelt, chronicling his last decade of adventure, politics, and personal triumphs, written by Pulitzer‑winning author Edmund Morris.

American Lion tells the life and presidency of Andrew Jackson, blending new family papers with political history to reveal how he reshaped the presidency and American democracy.

Johnson's presidency begins with the passage of power.

Mimi Alford reveals the hidden 18‑month affair between President John F. Kennedy and her, a secret kept for four decades and famously ending with his assassination.

Amity Shlaes presents a concise biography of Calvin Coolidge, the 1920s U.S. president known for his frugal policies and calm leadership during a period of economic growth.

Jean Edward Smith delivers a comprehensive biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, tracing his journey from Kansas to Wall Street to the White House and revealing new insights into his military leadership, political acumen, and presidential achievements.

"Woodrow Wilson was a man of words. Overcoming dyslexia, he finally learned to read at the age of ten, and then went on to spend much of his early life writing about politics and practicing oratory on the empty benches of his father's Presbyterian churches. Academic studies of the American Constitution and Congress (which he considered the most important branch of the federal government) established his reputation for original and insightful political thinking, which in turn led to his appointment to the presidency of Princeton and, eventually, to his nomination for the presidency of the United States. His term would be marked by his intellectual approach to government and the compromises demanded by practical politics." "H. W. Brands offers a clear, well-informed, and timely account of Wilson's unusual route to the White House, his campaign against corporate interests, his struggles with rivals at home and allies abroad, and his temporary decline in popularity following the rejection by Congress of his League of Nations. Wilson emerges as a fascinating man of oratorical power, penetrating thought, and inspiring ideals."--Jacket.