| Scandalmonger Library Edition Contributor(s): Safire, William (Author), McKeever, Larry (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441788050 ISBN-13: 9781441788054 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $110.70 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 6.3" W x 7" (1.30 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Our press-hounded Founding Fathers star in an outrageous, fact-based novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Safire. The year is 1797. Meet James Thomson Callender, a radical newspaper editor secretly on the payroll of presidential hopeful Thomas Jefferson. As a political opposition forms in our fledgling republic, Callender is hard at work starting an equally rich American tradition: muckraking journalism. His sensational expos s of the private lives of public men will come to alter the course of history and may cost him his life. In a gripping and timely work of historical fiction, William Safire unveils the story behind the nation's first great political scandals. With dialogue drawn from letters and historical records and notes that scrupulously separate fact from fiction, Safire's novel is studded with masterly portraits of George Washington, John Adams, and Aaron Burr. |
Contributor Bio(s): Safire, William: - William Safire (1929-2009) was an American journalist and presidential speechwriter, and won a Pulitzer Prize for his commentary in 1978. From 1973 to 2005 he wrote conservative political columns for the New York Times. He authored a number of books on American English and the abuses of the language. McKeever, Larry: -Larry McKeever has narrated a number of audiobooks, including several by James A. Michener and Isaac Asimov. |