Bücher von Harlow Giles Unger

British troops had chased George Washington's Continental Army out of New York in 1776 and sent them fleeing from Philadelphia the following year. The remnants of Washington's rebel troops fled to a barren mountain top in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where the troops-out of ammunition by then--faced freezing temperatures, starvation, and certain defeat. As desertions threatened to end the American Revolution, a fat man suddenly appeared in Washington's tent and, as if by magic-or "magick," as Washington spelled it-produced the money to pay the troops and buy them enough food, clothing, and arms to defeat the British and secure United States independence His name was Robert Morris; Washington called him his "magick money man."

"They stole the election!" All the newspaper headlines said so! As this gripping new book explains, millions of Americans had voted for the man they wanted as President, and two politicians in Congress met behind closed doors and made a Corrupt Bargain that stole election. There was no doubt about it: The two men met secretly; the one agreed to throw his tie-braking congressional votes for the other in exchange for a vital cabinet appointment. It was simple. They stole the presidential election. Still worse, the Corrupt Bargain they made opened the way for future politicians to steal presidential elections with a minority of votes. Since that first Corrupt Bargain, five presidents have captured the White House with a minority of votes. Can it happen again? Will it happen again? Best-selling author exposes the original Corrupt Bargain in this thrilling new history of political double-dealing, intrigue, and treachery in America's highest places.

Thousands roared their welcome to the 34-gun French frigate sailing into Charleston, South Carolina, in April, 1793. At the bow stood a colorfully dressed young Frenchman doffing his feathered chapeau and waving to the cheering throng. The Frenchman was the celebrated Edmond-Charles Genêt--the first French ambassador to the U.S. What the welcoming crowd did not--could not--know was that Citizen Genêt, as he was called, was also a master spy carrying two sets of instructions. One set directed him to establish warm diplomatic relations; the other told him to find his "mole" in the Washington administration--Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson--and overthrow George Washington's government. "The Genêt Affair" details America's first and most thrilling real-life spy story. Espionage, intrigue, and a touch of romance fill this real-life drama in American history by New York Times best-selling author Harlow Giles Unger.