Part I. George Washington to James Monroe. In and out of control : Thomas Jefferson and the first campaign book ; Autobiography's founding father : John Adams and the first legacy book ; Primed and cocked : American history finds its readers -- Part II. John Quincy Adams to Ulysses S. Grant. The poet, the president who couldn't spell, and the campaign biography ; "Abram" Lincoln writes a book ; "General Grant, the people are moving en masse upon your memoirs" -- Part III. Rutherford B. Hayes to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Head of the class : Roosevelt, Wilson, and the expansion of executive power ; Campaign books hit the trail (thanks to, of all presidents, Calvin Coolidge) ; Legacy books get personal (thanks to, of all presidents, Calvin Coolidge) -- Part IV. Harry S. Truman to Donald Trump. Harry Truman's histories ; The writer who wouldn't write ; Reagan and the rise of the blockbuster ; The literary candidate.
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