Burt Solomon, Author . Morrow $26.95 (498p) ISBN 978-0-06-621372-9
Now a world capital, Washington, D.C., began the 20th century as the "unhurried" capital of a country that had not yet found its place in the world. Solomon, a contributing editor to the National Journal
, traces the remarkable evolution of...
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Burt Solomon, Author . Walker $26 (337p) ISBN 978-0-8027-1589-0
During his first term as president, FDR became frustrated by a Supreme Court with a majority of Republican appointees that routinely ruled unconstitutional various New Deal initiatives in narrow 5 to 4 votes. Most particularly, the Court crippled...
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Burt Solomon. Forge, $25.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-7653-8583-3
An original plot, plausible characterizations of historical figures, and solid prose combine to make this historical fiction debut, from a contributing editor for the Atlantic, a winner. In 1862, early on in the Civil War, President Lincoln is...
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Burt Solomon. Forge, $32.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-7653-9272-5
What if President Andrew Johnson’s 1875 death was the result of a deliberate poisoning instead of natural causes? Solomon poses that provocative question in his entertaining third mystery featuring Lincoln-aide-turned-reporter John Hay (after 2019’s
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