Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History

by J. Michael Martinez

Book Overview

Political scandals have become an indelible feature of the American political system since the creation of the republic more than two centuries ago. This book surveys both the most infamous scandals (e.g., Watergate and the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair) as well as more obscure episodes (e.g., the Daniel Sickles and Philip Barton Key II incident, and the Yazoo land fraud) in an effort to understand how these incidents have altered the course...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538130793
• ISBN13: 9781538130797
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"