Bücher von John F. Marszalek

An investigation of the earliest political sex scandal in American history. During Andrew Jackson's first term in office, Margaret Eaton, the Secretary of State's wife, was branded a "loose woman". The book relates how this social controversy could so strongly influence the politics of the age.

After his capture of Atlanta in 1864, Union General William T. Sherman mobilized 62,000 of his veteran troops and waged destructive war across Georgia, from Atlanta to Savannah. John F. Marszalek recounts the March's destructive details, analyzes William T. Sherman's strategy, and describes white and black southern reaction.