Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. published 26 non-fiction books, 2 children's books and 7 other books, beginning with The Immigrant in American History (1940). The best-known is Robert Kennedy and His Times (1978).
Updated September 2026
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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.'s most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
The Age of Jackson (1945)
The Causes of the Civil War (1949)
The Age of Roosevelt (1956)
Kennedy or Nixon (1960)
Paths of American Thought (1963)
The Politics of Hope (1963)
A Thousand Days (1965)
The Bitter Heritage (1968)
The Crisis of Confidence (1969)
History of U.s. Political Parties (1973)
The Imperial Presidency (1973)
Congress Investigates (1975)
Robert Kennedy and His Times (1978)
Almanac of American History (1983)
The Cycles of American History (1986)
The Coming of the New Deal (1987)
The Vital Center (1988)
The Disuniting of America (1991)
General MacArthur and President Truman (1996)
A Life in the Twentieth Century (2000)
The Crisis of the Old Order (2002)
The Politics of Upheaval, 1935-1936 (2003)
War and the American Presidency (2004)
Benjamin Harrison (2005)
Andrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series (2009)
The Letters of Arthur Schlesinger, Jr (2013)
Children's books in order
Jerusalem and the Holy Land (1999)
The Election of 1840 and the Harrison/Tyler Administrations (2003)
Other books in order
The Immigrant in American History (1940)
Congress and the Presidency: Their Role in Modern Times (1967)
Origins of the Cold War (Irvington Reprint Series in American History) (1967)
Thirteen Days (1968)
The Dynamics of World Power (1973)
History of American Presidential Elections (1985)
American Presidents (2004)
About Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual. The son of the influential historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. and a specialist in American history, much of Schlesinger's work explored the history of 20th-century American liberalism. In particular, his work focused on leaders such as Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. In the 1952 and 1956 presidential campaigns, he was a primary speechwriter and adviser to the Democratic presidential nominee, Adlai Stevenson II. Schlesinger served as special assistant and "court historian" to President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963. He wrote a detailed account of the Kennedy administration, from the 1960 presidential campaign to the president's state funeral, titled A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House, which won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.
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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. FAQ
- How many books has Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. written?
- Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. published 26 non-fiction books, 2 children's books and 7 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.'s books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Robert Kennedy and His Times.
- What is Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.'s last book?
- Andrew Johnson: The American Presidents Series (2009).
- What is Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.'s most famous book?
- Robert Kennedy and His Times (1978) is Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.'s most widely read book.
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