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Washington loved him as a son; Hamilton and Lafayette loved him as a brother. His troops loved him as a daring, caring commanding officer."He had not a fault that I ever could discover said Washington. Clearly John Laurens should not have died. He was too young...there was no need for him to die. The war had ended a year earlier; most enemy troops had withdrawn; peace talks were about to start in a month!. Just two months and a day short of 28, he had already changed the course of American and world history, ensuring the beginning of the end of one great empire and the end of the beginning of another. Blessed with the makings of a future president of the United States, he fell from his horse in an ambush by renegade British troops...shot three times...the last man to die in the American Revolution.

Thousands gathered at pier side to cheer the arrival of the 34-gun French frigate sailing into Charleston, South Carolina, on April 8, 1793. The cheers doubled, tripled in volume as a colorfully dressed young Frenchman appeared at the ship's bow, doffing his feathered chapeau to wave at the throng. He was the celebrated Adjutant General Edmond-Charles Genêt; he had sailed to the United States as the first minister plenipotentiary, or ambassador of the French Republic to the United States of America. No one cheered more than the beautiful 19-year-old governor's daughter, who all but swooned when he kissed her hand at a reception later.Genêt arrived just as Americans were rebelling again-the third time in less than 30 years. As before, they were fighting taxation-- by the British in1765 and 1776; now, in '93 by their own elected government under George Washington. As before, the French had come to help them. "Citizen" Genêt, as he was called by French revolutionaries, was also a master spy with two sets of instructions. One--the usual diplomatic instructions--directed him to establish warm diplomatic relations with America. A second, secret set, however, directed him to ferret out his "mole" in the Washington administration-Thomas Jefferson-and help Jefferson unseat George Washington in a treasonous coup. The American and French governments would then unite in a powerful new trans-Atlantic empire stretching across all of North America. Incredible but true. Updated with French government documents once thought lost. Startling!

British troops had chased George Washington's Continental Army out of New York in 1776 and sent them fleeing from Philadelphia the following year. The remnants of Washington's rebel troops fled to a barren mountain top in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where the troops-out of ammunition by then--faced freezing temperatures, starvation, and certain defeat. As desertions threatened to end the American Revolution, a fat man suddenly appeared in Washington's tent and, as if by magic-or "magick," as Washington spelled it-produced the money to pay the troops and buy them enough food, clothing, and arms to defeat the British and secure United States independence His name was Robert Morris; Washington called him his "magick money man."

"They stole the election!" All the newspaper headlines said so! As this gripping new book explains, millions of Americans had voted for the man they wanted as President, and two politicians in Congress met behind closed doors and made a Corrupt Bargain that stole election. There was no doubt about it: The two men met secretly; the one agreed to throw his tie-braking congressional votes for the other in exchange for a vital cabinet appointment. It was simple. They stole the presidential election. Still worse, the Corrupt Bargain they made opened the way for future politicians to steal presidential elections with a minority of votes. Since that first Corrupt Bargain, five presidents have captured the White House with a minority of votes. Can it happen again? Will it happen again? Best-selling author exposes the original Corrupt Bargain in this thrilling new history of political double-dealing, intrigue, and treachery in America's highest places.

Thousands roared their welcome to the 34-gun French frigate sailing into Charleston, South Carolina, in April, 1793. At the bow stood a colorfully dressed young Frenchman doffing his feathered chapeau and waving to the cheering throng. The Frenchman was the celebrated Edmond-Charles Genêt--the first French ambassador to the U.S. What the welcoming crowd did not--could not--know was that Citizen Genêt, as he was called, was also a master spy carrying two sets of instructions. One set directed him to establish warm diplomatic relations; the other told him to find his "mole" in the Washington administration--Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson--and overthrow George Washington's government. "The Genêt Affair" details America's first and most thrilling real-life spy story. Espionage, intrigue, and a touch of romance fill this real-life drama in American history by New York Times best-selling author Harlow Giles Unger.

On December 16, 1773, an estimated seven dozen men dumped roughly GBP10,000 worth of tea in Boston Harbor. This symbolic act unleashed a social, political, and economic firestorm throughout the colonies. Combining stellar scholarship with action-packed history, American Tempest reveals the truth behind the legendary event and examines its lasting consequence- the birth of an independent America.

From New York Times bestselling author and Founding Fathers' biographer Harlow Giles Unger comes the astonishing biography of the man whose pen set America ablaze, inspiring its revolution, and whose ideas about reason and religion continue to try men's souls.

A revealing biography of Dr. Benjamin Rush--fiery signer of the Declaration of Independence, prominent physician, ardent politician, zealous social reformer, passionate humanitarian, and dedicated educator

A new biography of America's first Founding Father, Richard Henry Lee, who wrote the original declaration of independence and went on to secure political and diplomatic victories as important as George Washington's military victories

A compelling new biography of America's most powerful Speaker of the House, who held the divided nation together for three decades and who was Lincoln's guiding light

The outrageous true story of the French plot to supply arms and ammunition to Washington's Continental Army, and the bold French spy, inventor, playwright, and rogue behind it all

A compelling new biography of Patrick Henry, a monumental figure in American history, hailed in his time as the first of the nation's Founding Fathers