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Mark Brewer's Favorite Biographies

I taught history for 31 years. These are my favorite biographies from a lifetime of reading, and I look forward to many more.
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Dickens (Peter Ackroyd)
Dickens (Peter Ackroyd)
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Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage
Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage
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Truman
Truman
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John Adams by David McCullough
John Adams by David McCullough
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Napoleon: A Life (Andrew Roberts)
Napoleon: A Life (Andrew Roberts)
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Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
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The Lives of Margaret Fuller (John Matteson)
The Lives of Margaret Fuller (John Matteson)
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Churchill - Caminhando Com O Destino (Andrew Roberts)
Churchill - Caminhando Com O Destino (Andrew Roberts)
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Hawthorne (Brenda Wineapple)
Hawthorne (Brenda Wineapple)
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Einstein (Walter Isaacson)
Einstein (Walter Isaacson)
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Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
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JFK (Fredrik Logevall)
JFK (Fredrik Logevall)
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The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher (Debby Applegate)
The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher (Debby Applegate)
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The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X (Les Payne and Tamara Payne)
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X (Les Payne and Tamara Payne)
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Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
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In the Days of McKinley (Margaret Leech)
In the Days of McKinley (Margaret Leech)
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
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Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson
Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson
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Titan (Ron Chernow)
Titan (Ron Chernow)
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Peter the Great: His Life and World (Robert K. Massie)
Peter the Great: His Life and World (Robert K. Massie)
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Jennie (Ralph G. Martin)
Jennie (Ralph G. Martin)
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Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant (Ron Chernow)
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
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The Invisible Woman (Claire Tomalin)
The Invisible Woman (Claire Tomalin)
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Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union (Robert V. Remini)
Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union (Robert V. Remini)
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Van Gogh: The Life (Steven Naifeh)
Van Gogh: The Life (Steven Naifeh)
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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph (Jan Swafford)
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph (Jan Swafford)
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Berthe Morisot (Shannon)
Berthe Morisot (Shannon)
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Lewis Carroll: A Biography (Morton N. Cohen)
Lewis Carroll: A Biography (Morton N. Cohen)
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Connie MacK and the Early Years of Baseball (Norman Macht)
Connie MacK and the Early Years of Baseball (Norman Macht)
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Connie MacK: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931 (Norman L. Macht)
Connie MacK: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931 (Norman L. Macht)
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Bolivar: American Liberator (Marie Arana)
Bolivar: American Liberator (Marie Arana)
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The Singular Mark Twain (Fred Kaplan)
The Singular Mark Twain (Fred Kaplan)
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The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III (Ian Mortimer)
The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III (Ian Mortimer)
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Webster (Robert V. Remini)
Webster (Robert V. Remini)
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Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling (Richard Bushman)
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling (Richard Bushman)
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Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters (Elizabeth Brown Pryor)
Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters (Elizabeth Brown Pryor)
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The Last King of America (Andrew Roberts)
The Last King of America (Andrew Roberts)
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Thomas Hardy (Claire Tomalin)
Thomas Hardy (Claire Tomalin)
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MELBOURNE by Lord David Cecil
MELBOURNE by Lord David Cecil
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