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H.W. Brands

Born August 7, 1953

H. W. BRANDS holds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. A New York Times bestselling author, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography for The First American and Traitor to His Class.

Books15

Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics

Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics

2023
The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America

The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America

2022
Our First Civil War

Our First Civil War

2021
The Zealot and the Emancipator

The Zealot and the Emancipator

2020
Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West

Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West

2019
Heirs of the Founders

Heirs of the Founders

2018
The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War

The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War

2016
Reagan: The Life

Reagan: The Life

2015
The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace

The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace

2012
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900

American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900

2010
Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times

Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times

2005
The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream

The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream

2002
The first American: the life and time of Benjamin Franklin

The first American: the life and time of Benjamin Franklin

2000
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

2000
T.R.

T.R.

1997