- The 2016 presidential election was one of the most controversial in American history.
- Even though it's been almost two years since Election Day 2016, many are still hashing out what happened, and how the final result catapulted President Donald Trump into office.
- See below for a list of the 13 best books about the historical election — from journalists, academics, and two of the candidates themselves.
The 2016 presidential election will likely go down as one of the most dramatic in American history.
The showdown between Hillary Clinton, the first female politician to lead a major political party in a presidential race, and Donald Trump, a reality TV star and businessman, involved an email scandal, shocking leaked audio, and interference from Russia.
If you're not yet tired of the, "How did this happen?" discussion on this particular election, here are some of the best books from both sides of the aisle.
'Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History' by Katy Tur
Trump has called NBC News correspondent Katy Tur "Little Katy" and "third-rate," as Business Insider previously reported.
In this book, she details her 500 days following him around 40 states as he campaigned for president.
She gives readers a real inside look on what it's like to be a female journalist on the campaign trail.
'Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency' by Joshua Green
Named one of The New York Times Book Review's Notable Books of 2017 and NPR's 2017 Great Reads, this book from journalist Joshua Green takes an inside look at the partnership between Trump and his former chief strategist Steve Bannon.
According to reviews on Amazon, the narrative is so riveting that you won't be able to put it down.
'Beyond the Messy Truth' by Van Jones
How can two parties with such opposite views come together now to make real policy change? CNN commentator Van Jones hopes to answer that question with his book, which exposes the failures of both parties that led to the divided state of the US today.
Jones warns against tribalism and urges both sides to stop accusing each other of wrongdoing in order to fix real problems, such as rural and inner-city poverty, pollution, and addiction.
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