Biographies for Men

Biographies of men in America: explorers, politicians, entertainers, sportsmen and intellectuals. Titles were selected by readers and librarians.

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Ambrose, Stephen E. - Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Bragg, Rick - Ava's Man
Brands, H. W. - First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
Chernow, Ron - Alexander Hamilton
Christian, Shirley - Before Lewis and Clark: The Story of the Chouteaus, the French Dynasty that Ruled America's Frontier
Cramer, Richard - Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life
Dawson, George - Life Is So Good
Dobson, James - Ben Hogan: An American Life
Eggers, Dave - Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Ellis, Joseph - Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Fox, Michael J. - Lucky Man
Grant, Ulysses - Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Hickam, Homer - Rocket Boys: A Memoir
Kennett, Lee - Sherman: A Soldier's Life
King, Dean - Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
King, Martin Luther, Jr. - The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Krakauer, Jon - Into the Wild
Larson Eric - Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Leavy, Jane - Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy
McCourt, Frank - Angela's Ashes
McCullough, David G. - John Adams
Moody, Rick - Black Veil: A Memoir with Digression
Morriss, Edmund - Theodore Rex
Powell, Colin L. - My American Journey
Server, Lee - Robert Mitchum: "baby, I don't care"
Thomas, Evan - John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy
Weiner, Jonathan - His Brother's Keeper: A Story from the Edge of Medicine
Wright, Richard - Black Boy
Yeager, Chuck - Yeager: An Autobiography