American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964Classic · Biography, History, Nonfiction
American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
1978 · 811 pages · Nonfiction
39
Classic
★ 4.10 on Goodreads · 14K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 20 hours to read · about 6 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1980). 4.10★ from 14K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
39Must-Read Score
- Readers62 out of 100 · counts 40%+28
- Critics28 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+10
- Bestseller5 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #123 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #132 of the 154 history books we rank
- #336 of the 519 classics we rank
- #856 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1980)
Reads as
True story
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