02596cam a2200421 i 4500 551210716 TxAuBib 20220317120000.0 190630s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781476786391 hardcover $30.00 1476786399 hardcover $30.00 (OCoLC)1105946585 TxAuBib rda Fehrman, Craig,. Author In Chief : The Untold Story Of Our Presidents And The Books They Wrote / Craig Fehrman. Untold story of our presidents, and the books they wrote. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. New York : Avid Reader Press, 2020. ©2020. 434 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-410) and index. Part I: George Washington to James Monroe -- Part II: John Quincy Adams to Ulysses S. Grant -- Part III: Rutherford B. Hayes to Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Part IV: Harry S. Truman to Donald Trump. Based on a decade of research and reporting, Author in Chief tells the story of America's presidents as authors--and offers a delightful new window into the public and private lives of our highest leaders. Presidential books have made an enormous impact on American history, catapulting their authors to the national stage and even turning key elections. Beginning with Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, the first presidential book to influence a campaign, these books have cast fresh light on the private drives and self-doubts that fueled our nation's leaders. Fehrman shows that the story of America's presidents and their books opens a rich new window into presidential biography. From volumes lost to history to ones we know and love, Fehrman unearths countless insights about the presidents through their literary works, delivering a feast for history lovers, book lovers, and everybody curious about our presidents. -- adapted from jacket. 20220317. Presidents United States Biography. Presidents' writings, American History and criticism. Presidents. Presidents' writings, American. United States. Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Biographies. TXMAR