Chronicling the sometimes outlandish, often tragic history of the environs of the White House, this book covers two centuries of assassinations, slave escapes, deadly duels, sex scandals, battles, brawls and spy intrigues that took place in the presidential neighborhood, Lafayette Square. The author recounts the triumphs and catastrophes of heroes and villains both famous and unsung, placing them in the context of contemporary world events of the day.
Chronicling the sometimes outlandish, often tragic history of the environs of the White House, this book covers two centuries of assassinations, slave escapes, deadly duels, sex scandals, battles, brawls and spy intrigues that took place in the presidential neighborhood, Lafayette Square. The author recounts the triumphs and catastrophes of heroes and villains both famous and unsung, placing them in the context of contemporary world events of the day.
A former presidential speechwriter and writer for The Tonight Show, Edward P. Moser is the author of 12 published books. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Secretary of State Is Nearly Stabbed to Death 2. The Unsung Slave Whose Family Sparked a Civil Rights Revolution 3. The Perilous Life of America's Greatest Foreign Friend 4. The Craziest Inaugural Party of Them All 5. The Biggest Slave Escape in American History 6. The "Big Cheese" Receives a Mammoth Gift 7. Mrs. Lincoln's Sad Search for Her Deceased Son 8. The Plantation Owner's Startling Army of Diversity 9. The Burning of the White House and the Rescue of Its Riches 10. A White House Surgery That Echoed Bullets and Brawls 11. The Populist Politics of Pennsylvania Avenue's Park 12. The Biggest Sex Scandal in Washington's History 13. The Tragic Wife of America's Premier Thinker 14. The Secret Life of the Intrepid Explorer 15. The Cunning Craft of a Deadly Spy 16. The Backstory of the American Revolution's Martinet 17. The Violent End of America's Bravest Sailor 18. A Duel Between the Oddest and Most Famous of Congress 19. The King of the Camel Corps 20. The Enslaved Woman Who Sued the Head of the State Department 21. The War-Hero Womanizer Who Slayed the Son of Francis Scott Key 22. The Accursed Life of the Man Who Tried to Save the President 23. A Shocking Seedling from the Victory at Yorktown 24. The Bloody Assassination Attempt on President Truman 25. Lincoln Makes Lee an Offer He Could Refuse 26. The Wretched Life Behind the Gaudiest Place 27. How a Personal Vendetta and Patriotic Passion Led to America's Most Honored Place 28. The Spook Who Spied on the President and Inspired the Formation of the NSA 29. The Most Criminally Inept Family in Military History 30. A Peerless Singer Lays the Groundwork for "I Have a Dream" 31. The Miracle Manse 32. The Lost Barracks of the National Mall 33. George Washington, the Flinty Scot, the Powerful Mayor, and the Children's Angel 34. The Near Drowning of the President in the Potomac 35. The Forgotten Terror Attack 36. A President's Brush with Death After a Deadly Navy Accident 37. The Poetess Behind America's Most Inspiring Song 38. Hamilton! The Tour!!: A White House Area Itinerary 39. Murder Bay and Hooker's Division 40. A Wartime Tavern Keeper's Unwanted Guests 41. A Humble Cleaning Lady Gulls a Mighty Invader 42. The Entrepreneur and the Ingénue: A Match Made in Heaven Gone to Hell 43. The Black Businessman Whose Workplace Birthed Jim Crow 44. The Financial Wizard Who Helped Stave Off a Civil War 45. The Crooked Bank for the Former Slaves Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Secretary of State Is Nearly Stabbed to Death 2. The Unsung Slave Whose Family Sparked a Civil Rights Revolution 3. The Perilous Life of America's Greatest Foreign Friend 4. The Craziest Inaugural Party of Them All 5. The Biggest Slave Escape in American History 6. The "Big Cheese" Receives a Mammoth Gift 7. Mrs. Lincoln's Sad Search for Her Deceased Son 8. The Plantation Owner's Startling Army of Diversity 9. The Burning of the White House and the Rescue of Its Riches 10. A White House Surgery That Echoed Bullets and Brawls 11. The Populist Politics of Pennsylvania Avenue's Park 12. The Biggest Sex Scandal in Washington's History 13. The Tragic Wife of America's Premier Thinker 14. The Secret Life of the Intrepid Explorer 15. The Cunning Craft of a Deadly Spy 16. The Backstory of the American Revolution's Martinet 17. The Violent End of America's Bravest Sailor 18. A Duel Between the Oddest and Most Famous of Congress 19. The King of the Camel Corps 20. The Enslaved Woman Who Sued the Head of the State Department 21. The War-Hero Womanizer Who Slayed the Son of Francis Scott Key 22. The Accursed Life of the Man Who Tried to Save the President 23. A Shocking Seedling from the Victory at Yorktown 24. The Bloody Assassination Attempt on President Truman 25. Lincoln Makes Lee an Offer He Could Refuse 26. The Wretched Life Behind the Gaudiest Place 27. How a Personal Vendetta and Patriotic Passion Led to America's Most Honored Place 28. The Spook Who Spied on the President and Inspired the Formation of the NSA 29. The Most Criminally Inept Family in Military History 30. A Peerless Singer Lays the Groundwork for "I Have a Dream" 31. The Miracle Manse 32. The Lost Barracks of the National Mall 33. George Washington, the Flinty Scot, the Powerful Mayor, and the Children's Angel 34. The Near Drowning of the President in the Potomac 35. The Forgotten Terror Attack 36. A President's Brush with Death After a Deadly Navy Accident 37. The Poetess Behind America's Most Inspiring Song 38. Hamilton! The Tour!!: A White House Area Itinerary 39. Murder Bay and Hooker's Division 40. A Wartime Tavern Keeper's Unwanted Guests 41. A Humble Cleaning Lady Gulls a Mighty Invader 42. The Entrepreneur and the Ingénue: A Match Made in Heaven Gone to Hell 43. The Black Businessman Whose Workplace Birthed Jim Crow 44. The Financial Wizard Who Helped Stave Off a Civil War 45. The Crooked Bank for the Former Slaves Index
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