Scandalmonger.
Scandalmonger.
By
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Safire, William, 1929-
Publication Date
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2000
Genre
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Historical fiction.
Summary
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In this gripping and timely work, William Safire unveils the story behind the nation's first great political scandals. James Thomson Callender, the "scandalmonger" of the title, is an ambitious gossip-peddling editor secretly hired by Thomas Jefferson as a political weapon. After carefully damaging Alexander Hamilton's reputation, thereby paving the way for Jefferson's success, Callender is shunned by the very politicians on whose behalf he was jailed for sedition. Broke and betrayed, Callender seeks revenge by exposing an illicit affair between Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemmings, an accusation that ultimately cost Callender his career and would not be authenticated for two centuries.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780156013239
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT FIC - BASEMENT | Adult Fiction - Basement | FIC SAF | Checked In |