H.W. Brands Books
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
By H.W. Brands, Henry William Brands
"In the first comprehensive biography of Benjamin Franklin in over sixty years, acclaimed historian H. W. Brands brings vividly to life one of the most delightful, bawdy, brilliant, original, and i...
Read MoreOur First Civil War
By H.W. Brands
"A fast-paced, often riveting account of the military and political events leading up to the Declaration of Independence and those that followed during the war ... Brands does his readers a service...
Read MoreAndrew Jackson
By H.W. Brands
The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told b...
Read MoreTraitor to His Class
By H.W. Brands
A sweeping, magisterial biography of the man generally considered the greatest president of the twentieth century, admired by Democrats and Republicans alike. Traitor to His Class sheds new light o...
Read MoreAndrew Jackson
By H.W. Brands
The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told...
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