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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.

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Cover of 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

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

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

2022

Cover of Our First Civil War

Our First Civil War

2021

Cover of The Zealot and the Emancipator

The Zealot and the Emancipator

2020

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

Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West

2019

Cover of Heirs of the Founders

Heirs of the Founders

2018

Cover of 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

Cover of Reagan: The Life

Reagan: The Life

2015

Cover of 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

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

American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900

2010

Cover of Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times

Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times

2005

Cover of 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

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

The first American: the life and time of Benjamin Franklin

2000

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

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

2000

Cover of T.R.

T.R.

1997