First published 2002
Dan Sickles lived large, seducing queens and murdering rivals. As a Civil War general and congressman, his charm and lack of scruples won friends and ruined lives. When he gunned down his wife's lover, the scandal of the age erupted. But Sickles was acquitted, his outrageous exploits only feeding his legend. This is the compelling true tale of a man whose ambition and excess made him both a celebrated hero and a reviled scoundrel.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, american, crime, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: United States, Washington (D.C.)
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
397 pages · Paperback · Talese/Doubleday
Content warnings: violence