The American Presidents Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The American Presidents books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Theodore Roosevelt (By: Louis Auchincloss)
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James Madison (By: Garry Wills)
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Bill Clinton (By: Hal Marcovitz)
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Grover Cleveland (By: Henry F. Graff)
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John Quincy Adams (By: Robert V. Remini)
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Rutherford B. Hayes (By: Hans L. Trefousse)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (By: Tom Wicker)
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Thomas Jefferson (By: Joyce Appleby)
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James K. Polk (By: John Seigenthaler)
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William McKinley (By: Kevin Phillips)
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Abraham Lincoln (By: George S. McGovern)
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Woodrow Wilson
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John Adams (By: John Patrick Diggins)
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George H. W. Bush (By: Timothy Naftali)
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (By: RoyJenkins)
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Warren G. Harding (By: John W. Dean)
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James Buchanan (By: Jean H. Baker)
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George Washington (By: James MacGregor Burns,Susan Dunn)
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Chester Alan Arthur (By: Zachary Karabell)
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Ulysses S. Grant (By: Josiah Bunting)
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Martin Van Buren (By: Ted Widmer)
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Benjamin Harrison (By: Charles W. Calhoun)
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James Monroe (By: GaryHart)
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Andrew Jackson (By: Sean Wilentz)
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James A. Garfield (By: Ira Rutkow)
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Calvin Coolidge (By: David Greenberg)
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Gerald R. Ford (By: Douglas Brinkley)
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Richard M. Nixon (By: Elizabeth Drew)
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Herbert Hoover (By: William E. Leuchtenburg)
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Zachary Taylor (By: John S.D. Eisenhower)
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Harry S. Truman (By: Robert Dallek)
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John Tyler (By: Gary May)
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Andrew Johnson (By: Annette Gordon-Reed)
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Millard Fillmore (By: Paul Finkelman)
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Franklin Pierce (By: Michael F. Holt)
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Lyndon B. Johnson (By: Charles Peters)
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John F. Kennedy (By: Alan Brinkley)
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Jimmy Carter (By: Julian E. Zelizer)
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William Henry Harrison (By: Gail Collins)
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William Howard Taft (By: Jeffrey Rosen)
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George W. Bush (By: James Mann)
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Ronald Reagan (By: Jacob Weisberg)
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Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the The American Presidents series is publication order: 1. Theodore Roosevelt (By: Louis Auchincloss) (2002), 2. James Madison (By: Garry Wills) (2002), 3. Bill Clinton (By: Hal Marcovitz) (2002), 4. Grover Cleveland (By: Henry F. Graff) (2002), 5. John Quincy Adams (By: Robert V. Remini) (2002), and 37 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The The American Presidents series by H.W. Brands contains 42 books. The series began in 2002 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The The American Presidents series is written by H.W. Brands. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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