Burt Solomon
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Theodore Roosevelt had been president for less than a year when on a tour in New England his horse-drawn carriage was broadsided by an electric trolley. TR was thrown clear but his Secret Service bodyguard was killed instantly. The trolley's motorman pleaded guilty to manslaughter and the matter was quietly put to rest. But was it an accident or an assassination attempt...and would there be another "accident" soon?"--
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Washington City, 1862: The United States lies in tatters, and there seems no end to the war. Abraham Lincoln, the legitimate President of the United States, is using all his will to keep his beloved land together. But Lincoln's will and soul are tested when tragedy strikes the White House as Willie Lincoln, the love and shining light in the president's heart, is taken by typhoid fever. But was this really the cause of his death? A message arrives,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The next John Hay historical thriller from award-winning political journalist Burt Solomon, this time focused on one of America's most controversial presidents: Andrew Johnson. Andrew Johnson was called The Great Commoner, appealing to the masses and loathing the establishment and all others he deemed elitists. Once Johnson made an enemy, you became his enemy for life. He saw insults where none was intended and personal loyalty meant everything...and...
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
This fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to pack the Supreme Court recounts the major New Deal initiatives of FDR's first term and the rulings that overturned them, offering a reminder of the perennial temptation toward an imperial presidency that the founders had always feared.