The I Index

Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote

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I Index Overall Rating

Readers

54/100

Critics

60/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Craig Fehrman

Publisher:

Avid Reader Press / Simon Schuster

Date:

February 11, 2020

Based on a decade of research and reporting, Author in Chief tells the story of America’s presidents as authors—and offers a new window into the public and private lives of our highest leaders.

What The Reviewers Say

Allen Adams,
The Maine Edge
It's...packed with an incredible depth of research and thoughtful analysis, all of it devoted to exploring the literary output of our presidents.
Steve Donoghue,
The Christian Science Monitor
... [a] joyfully engrossing debut.
Thomas Mallon,
The Wall Street Journal
... delightfully instructive.
James Parker,
The Atlantic
Books by presidents.