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David O. Stewart

David O. Stewart

David O. Stewart, formerly a lawyer, writes books of history and historical fiction, including most recently The New Land, which recounts the experience of the Louisbourg expedition of 1758 through the eyes of German immigrants to America and George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father. His other works are The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution, winner of the Washington Writing Award as Best Book of 2007, Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson, American Emperor: Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s America, and Madison’s Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America. He has also won the History Prize of the Society of the Cincinnati and the William H. Prescott Award of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America. Bloomberg View called David's The Lincoln Deception the best historical novel of 2013. Sequels include The Wilson Deception and The Babe Ruth Deception.

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Battles, Prewar Conflict (<1775) November 30, 2021 November 29, 2021

The Two Sieges of Louisbourg: Harbingers of American Discontent

When they heard the news in 1757, some New Englanders smirked. Others grew angry. The British were mounting a major expedition against the powerful…

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Critical Thinking, Law, People December 22, 2020 December 16, 2020

The Mount Vernon Slave Who Made Good: The Mystery of William Costin

William “Will” Costin was found dead in his own bed on the morning of May 31, 1842. Washington City’s leading newspaper, the Daily National…

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Constitutional Debate, Critical Thinking, Politics September 13, 2018 September 13, 2018

Who Picked the Committees at the Constitutional Convention?

Through four months in the summer of 1787, passionate arguments over political principles filled the Pennsylvania State House while hard-nosed political horse-trading buzzed in…

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