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Readers who finished One Man Great Enough by John C. Waugh and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Presidents & Heads of State, Civil War Period (1850-1877), 19th Century, and United States.

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Joshua Wolf Shenk

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Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

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Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

Our Lincoln New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World — Eric Foner

Our Lincoln New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World

Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

Grant and Sherman The Friendship That Won the Civil War — Charles Bracelen Flood

Grant and Sherman The Friendship That Won the Civil War

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Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

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Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

Killing Lincoln The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever — Bill O’Reilly

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Vito N. Silvestri

Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

The Broken Constitution Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America — Noah Feldman

The Broken Constitution Lincoln, Slavery, and the Refounding of America

Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

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Lincoln and Emancipation

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Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

The Demon of Unrest A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War — Erik Larson

The Demon of Unrest A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant The Complete Annotated Edition — Ulysses S. Grant

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Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

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Themes: Presidents & Heads of State • Civil War Period (1850-1877) • 19th Century

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