❦John Adams
John Adams
The life of America's second president, his partnership with Abigail and his long rivalry and friendship with Thomas Jefferson.
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Biography & Lives
Great lives that explain their eras: presidents, generals, rulers and inventors.
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❦Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
From Caribbean orphan to architect of America's financial system: the dramatic life of Alexander Hamilton, told in full.
❦Benjamin FranklinAn American Life
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Printer, scientist, writer, diplomat and founder: the many lives of Benjamin Franklin, told with energy and wit.
❦Catherine the GreatPortrait of a Woman
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
A minor German princess becomes empress of Russia: the remarkable life and reign of Catherine the Great.
❦ChurchillWalking with Destiny
Churchill: Walking with Destiny
A full, single-volume life of Winston Churchill, from Victorian boyhood through wartime leadership to his final years.
❦Grant
Grant
A full portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, the Union's victorious general and a president who fought for Reconstruction.
❦Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
The restless curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci, explored through his art, inventions and thousands of notebook pages.
❦Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra
The last tsar of Russia, his empress and their son's illness: a tragic family story at the heart of the Russian Revolution.
❦Truman
Truman
The unlikely rise of Harry S. Truman, from Missouri farm and small business to the presidency at the close of the Second World War.
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