Ronald C. White
Ronald C. White is the author of two New York Times bestselling presidential biographies: A. Lincoln: A Biography, and American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant. He has also written Lincoln’s Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural, a New York Times Notable Book; The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words, a Los Angeles Times bestseller; Lincoln in Private: What His Most Personal Reflections Tell Us About Our Greatest President, recipient of the Barondess/Lincoln award, and On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a USA Today national bestseller.
White earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He lectures across the nation on American history, politics, and religion. He has spoken about Lincoln in England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and New Zealand. He lives with his wife Cynthia in Pasadena, California.
White American Biography and History Books
A. Lincoln
In this magnificent book, Ronald C. White, Jr. offers a fresh and compelling definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity–what today’s commentators would call “authenticity”–whose moral compass holds the key to understanding his life.
The Eloquent President
In The Eloquent President, historian Ronald C. White, Jr., examines Abraham Lincoln’s astonishing oratory and explores his growth as a leader, a communicator, and a man of deepening spiritual conviction.
Lincoln’s Greatest Speech
Filled with all the facts and factors surrounding the Second Inaugural, Lincoln’s Greatest Speech is both an important historical document and a thoughtful analysis of Lincoln’s moral and rhetorical genius.
Lincoln in Private
Lincoln did not have a diary but, he developed the habit of writing reflections and ruminations on little slips of paper. Historian Ronald C. White, Jr., will expand our understanding of Lincoln’s character and thinking and can give us a better understanding of the private Lincoln behind the public Lincoln.
To be published by Random House on May 4, 2021.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is a relatively unknown hero of the Union victory of Gettysburg in the Civil War. Ronald White is writing a comprehensive biography of Chamberlain to be published by Random House in September 2023.
American Ulysses
From the author of the New York Times bestseller A. Lincoln, a major new biography of one of America’s greatest generals—and most misunderstood presidents.
Ronald C. White to Speak on the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
The Legacy of America’s Founding Ideals
On July 4th, 2026, the country will commemorate the 250th anniversary of signing the Declaration of Independence.
As America reflects on 250 years of its founding ideals, acclaimed historian Ronald C. White will bring to life how Lincoln and Grant carried forward the promise of liberty and equality.
Ronald C. White is one of the nation’s foremost presidential biographers. His work on Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant explores how the Declaration of Independence shaped their leadership and how their vision still guides the nation today.