{"product_id":"scandalmonger-paperback","title":"Scandalmonger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Safire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling historical novel that exposes the less than honorable side of our Founding Fathers by the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this gripping and timely work, William Safire unveils the story behind the nation's first great political scandals. James Thomson Callender, the \"scandalmonger\" of the title, is an ambitious gossip-peddling editor secretly hired by Thomas Jefferson as a political weapon. After carefully damaging Alexander Hamilton's reputation, thereby paving the way for Jefferson's success, Callender is shunned by the very politicians on whose behalf he was jailed for sedition. Broke and betrayed, Callender seeks revenge by exposing an illicit affair between Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemmings, an accusation that ultimately cost Callender his career and would not be authenticated for two centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy using actual letters, records, and notes to re-create dialogue and events, Scandalmonger embodies historical fiction at its best, politics at its most intriguing, and our Founding Fathers at their most notorious. For those who think that Washington sex scandals and lurid journalism are recent developments, this novel will be a revelation, for Safire shows how media intrusiveness into private lives-and politicians' cool manipulation of the press-are practices as old as the Constitution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Safire is a senior columnist for the New York Times. He is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary and is also the most widely read writer on the subject of the English language. A former speechwriter for President Nixon, Safire is the author of twenty-four books, including \u003ci\u003eOn Language, Lend Me Your Ears\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novels\u003ci\u003e Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSleeper Spy\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Washington, D.C. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.57 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759294841120,"sku":"9780156013239","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a2f28036db525f337e346b014f5000fd.webp?v=1780148392","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/scandalmonger-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}