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24 books recommended for fans of JFK by Jonah Winter, tied together by themes of Presidents & First Families (U.S.), Political, 20th Century, and United States.

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Jimmy Carter: A Little Golden Book Biography — Michael Joosten

Jimmy Carter: A Little Golden Book Biography

Michael Joosten

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • 20th Century

American Moonshot Young Readers’ Edition John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race — Douglas Brinkley

American Moonshot Young Readers’ Edition John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race

Douglas Brinkley

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • 20th Century

Who Was Theodore Roosevelt? — Michael Burgan

Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • 20th Century

A Boy Named FDR How Franklin D. Roosevelt Grew Up to Change America — Kathleen Krull

A Boy Named FDR How Franklin D. Roosevelt Grew Up to Change America

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • 20th Century

George W. Bush: A Little Golden Book Biography — Joanna Keith

George W. Bush: A Little Golden Book Biography

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • 20th Century

Ronald Reagan: A Little Golden Book Biography — Lisa Jean Rogers

Ronald Reagan: A Little Golden Book Biography

Lisa Jean Rogers

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • 20th Century

Abe Lincoln Grows Up — Carl Sandburg

Abe Lincoln Grows Up

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • 20th Century

Lincoln A Photobiography — Russell Freedman

Lincoln A Photobiography

Russell Freedman

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Who Was George Washington? — Roberta Edwards

Who Was George Washington?

Roberta Edwards

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Our Country’s Presidents, 2024 Edition A Complete Encyclopedia of the U.S. Presidency — National Geographic

Our Country’s Presidents, 2024 Edition A Complete Encyclopedia of the U.S. Presidency

National Geographic

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Cheer Up, Ben Franklin! — Misti Kenison

Cheer Up, Ben Franklin!

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Who Was Ulysses S. Grant? — Megan Stine

Who Was Ulysses S. Grant?

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary — Martha Brockenbrough

Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary

Martha Brockenbrough

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Action Presidents #2: Abraham Lincoln! A Graphic Novel Biography — Fred Van Lente

Action Presidents #2: Abraham Lincoln! A Graphic Novel Biography

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Donald Trump — Tamara L. Britton

Tamara L. Britton

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

White House Kids The Perks, Pleasures, Problems, and Pratfalls of the Presidents’ Children — Joe Rhatigan

White House Kids The Perks, Pleasures, Problems, and Pratfalls of the Presidents’ Children

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Big George How a Shy Boy Became President Washington — Anne F. Rockwell

Big George How a Shy Boy Became President Washington

Anne F. Rockwell

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

The Young Oxford Companion to the Presidency of the United States — Richard M. Pious

The Young Oxford Companion to the Presidency of the United States

Richard M. Pious

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Ronald Reagan — Tamara L. Britton

Tamara L. Britton

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Ulysses S. Grant — Ann Gaines

Ulysses S. Grant

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Alexander Hamilton — Libby Romero

Alexander Hamilton

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

The President is Shot! The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln — Harold Holzer

The President is Shot! The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

The President Has Been Shot! True Stories of the Attacks on Ten U. S. Presidents — Rebecca C. Jones

The President Has Been Shot! True Stories of the Attacks on Ten U. S. Presidents

Rebecca C. Jones

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

Exploring the White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home — Kate Andersen Brower

Exploring the White House: Inside America’s Most Famous Home

Kate Andersen Brower

Themes: Presidents & First Families (U.S.) • Political • United States

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