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Jon Meacham Books in Order

Jon Meacham has written 17 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Voices in Our Blood (2001) and the newest is American Struggle (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2001–2026
Pages on record
5,809 in 12 of 17 books
Reading time
97–145 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,809 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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American political history is Jon Meacham's subject, written mostly as presidential biography. Voices in Our Blood (2001) opens the catalogue, followed by Franklin and Winston, American Gospel, American Lion on Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power and Destiny and Power. Seventeen titles run through 2026 to American Struggle, several adapted for younger readers, at a median of 450 pages.

How many Jon Meacham books are there?

Jon Meacham has 17 books, released between 2001 and 2026.

Jon Meacham Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Jon Meacham books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Voices in Our Blood by Jon Meacham (2001)
  2. Cover of Franklin and Winston by Jon Meacham (2003)
  3. Cover of American Gospel by Jon Meacham (2006)
  4. Cover of American Lion by Jon Meacham (2008)
  5. Cover of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham (2012)
  6. Cover of Thomas Jefferson: President & Philospher by Jon Meacham (2014)
  7. Cover of Destiny and Power by Jon Meacham (2015)
  8. Cover of His Truth Is Marching on by Jon Meacham (2020)
  9. Cover of And There Was Light by Jon Meacham (2022)
  10. Cover of The Call to Serve by Jon Meacham (2024)
  1. 1
    Voices in Our Blood2001 · 561 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001561
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  2. 2
    Franklin and Winston2003 · 490 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003490
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  3. 3
    American Gospel2006 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006416
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  4. 4
    American Lion2008 · 483 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008483
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  5. 5
    Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power2012 · 814 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012814
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  6. 6
    Thomas Jefferson: President & Philospher2014 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014321
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  7. 7
    Destiny and Power2015 · 836 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015836
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  8. 8
    The Soul of America2018 · 402 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018402
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  9. 9
    Impeachment2018 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018270
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  10. 10
    Songs of America2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  11. 11
    The Hope of Glory2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  12. 12
    In the Hands of the People2020 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020128
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  13. 13
    His Truth Is Marching on2020 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020368
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  14. 14
    And There Was Light2022 · 720 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022720
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  15. 15
    The Call to Serve2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  16. 16
    The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  17. 17
    American Struggle2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Jon Meacham books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

17 books

17 Jon Meacham titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jon Meacham books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 17 Jon Meacham books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Jon Meacham

Start with Voices in Our Blood (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jon Meacham book?

American Struggle (2026) is the newest Jon Meacham book released so far.

Is there a new Jon Meacham book coming?

No next Jon Meacham book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Jon Meacham has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Jon Meacham. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Biography2009Won

Jon Meacham at a glance

Still publishing
Jon Meacham published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jon Meacham books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
5,809 pages across the 12 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 450 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jon Meacham books, 7 of 17, were published in the 2020s.

What the Jon Meacham books are about

13 of the 17 Jon Meacham books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: presidents is tagged on 5 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Presidents 5 of 13 books
  • Biography 4 of 13 books
  • Politics and government 4 of 13 books
  • Nonfiction 3 of 13 books
  • American National characteristics 2 of 13 books
  • History 2 of 13 books
  • Jefferson, thomas, 1743-1826 2 of 13 books
  • Juvenile literature 2 of 13 books