Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age

By H. Paul Jeffers

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An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of GroverCleveland
"A well-written and timely book that reminds us of GroverCleveland?s courage, commitment, and honesty at a time when thesequalities seem so lacking in so much of American politics." ?JamesMacGregor Burns, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National BookAward

Colonel Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt Goes to War, 1879-1898
"A handsome narrative of a crucial period in the career of one ofour country?s most colorful politicians." ?Publishers Weekly

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"A lively, entertaining, and well-researched portrait of a zealousreformer during the historic crusade that successfully launched hiscareer in government." ?Publishers Weekly

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wiley
• Release date: Jul 1, 2002
• ISBN: 9780471226024

H. Paul Jeffers

H. Paul Jeffers (1934-2009) was an established military historian and author of seventy books. He worked as an editor and producer at ABC, CBS and NBC, and is the only person to have been news director of both of New York City's all-news radio stations. He taught journalism at New York University, Syracuse University, and Boston University. His books include the novels A Grand Night for Murder and What Mommy Said, and the nonfiction Marshall: Lessons in Leadership with Alan Axelrod. He lived in New York, NY.

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