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The Best Books About American Presidents
First Reading
There are thousands of books about America’s commanders in chief—and no, they’re not all about Lincoln, though it seems that way sometimes. Here are the ones to begin with.
Allen Barra
Published
Feb. 20 2017
12:15AM EST
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
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