Biographies... What's your favorite?

[Cwillis0001]

I just read a book called Empire of the Summer Moon. It details the life of Quanah Parker, maybe the baddest Comanche warrior of all time. In any case the book is absolutely riveting and for now is the best biography I ever read. What are some of the favorites here?

[NYC6]

A couple days ago I finished reading The Killing Of Crazy Horse. The baddest Lakota and for that matter the baddest American Indian of all. Two thumbs up.

I know a little bit about Parker but you’ve got me interested. It’s now on my reading list. Thanks

[Dsmith1974]

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[Cazador60]

So many....I have listed some of my favorites in no particular order:

Empire of the Summer Moon
Blood And Thunder (Kit Carson)
River of Doubt (Teddy Roosevelt)
Eisenhower In War And Peace
My Commando Operations (Otto Skorzeny)

[Cwillis0001]

Originally Posted by NYC6

A couple days ago I finished reading The Killing Of Crazy Horse. The baddest Lakota and for that matter the baddest American Indian of all. Two thumbs up.

I know a little bit about Parker but you’ve got me interested. It’s now on my reading list. Thanks

Now that's on my list. Thanks!

[rootbeer7]

Rod Stewart. It’s hysterical.

[Malum]

Lincoln by David Herbert Donald . Abraham Lincoln of course.

[Blansky]

Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby

I couldn't find the book so I had to see the movie, although I heard it wasn't as good or in depth as the book.

[NYC6]

One of my all time favorites was American Caesar the bio of Douglas MacArthur. If you’re a WWII buff this is a must read.

[NYC6]

Originally Posted by Cwillis0001

Now that's on my list. Thanks!

My pleasure. It’s about 400 pages and chock full of interesting details of Lakota peoples lives and Sioux Wars against the US starting with Red Cloud. Excellent research went into the book. If you like the history of the American Indian tribes like I do, I’ll wager you love it.

[Cwillis0001]

Originally Posted by NYC6

My pleasure. It’s about 400 pages and chock full of interesting details of Lakota peoples lives and Sioux Wars against the US starting with Red Cloud. Excellent research went into the book. If you like the history of the American Indian tribes like I do, I’ll wager you love it.

Oh yeah, I love that stuff. Particularly the horse tribes of the plains. The toughest tough guys in the history of this continent.

[DJ TT 2002]

Originally Posted by NYC6

One of my all time favorites was American Caesar the bio of Douglas MacArthur. If you’re a WWII buff this is a must read.

You beat me to it
I loved that book.

I will add
Truman by David McCullough

Makes a good historical counterpoint to the life of MacArthur

[Cwillis0001]

I also finished up a book called Rebel Yell, which is an exhaustive biography of Stonewall Jackson. Seriously good.

[AzPaul]

From some years back, but really enjoyed When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss (about Vince Lombardi)

[JasoninDenver]

Originally Posted by Cwillis0001

I just read a book called Empire of the Summer Moon. It details the life of Quanah Parker, maybe the baddest Comanche warrior of all time. In any case the book is absolutely riveting and for now is the best biography I ever read. What are some of the favorites here?

That is on my nightstand right now waiting on me to finish War and Remembrance.

Titan, by Ron Chernow, was the best bio I have read to date. It was about JD Rockefeller.

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by Dsmith1974

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^This.
dP

[George Burdell]

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. Widely speculated to be the biography of Jesse Livermore, who was a famous stock trader. I love this book - its about the only one I will read repeatedly.