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About the Author

Charles Lachman is executive producer of Inside Edition. He is also the author of the novel In the Name of the Law and the historical saga The Last Lincolns.

Obras por Charles Lachman

Associated Works

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts (Oxford Handbooks) (2014) — Contribuidor — 15 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
20th Century
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Ocupações
TV producer
Relações
Lachman, Harry (uncle)

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Not overly satisfying biography of Grover Cleveland. The bio focuses on two main scandals involving him; one, the unequivocal cover-up of his cancer operation in 1893, which was truly remarkable, and the other, the illegitimate offspring he had by another woman long before he became involved in high-level politics. The writing style was a bit too breezy for my tastes (and there's a smattering of typos that are slightly irritating), and the story is presented with a bit too much melodrama. As I say, not overly satisfying, though the author does point out that previous biographies either ignored the scandals or elided over them. Not particularly recommended.… (mais)
 
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EricCostello | 5 outras críticas | Mar 6, 2020 |
Despite its despicable topic, this book is an excellent read. Grover Cleveland was a word-class creep who raped the woman he was seeing and did everything possible to deflect the truth so that he could win the Presidency, on a platform of honesty and ending corruption! If the US could survive the Cleveland administrations, it can survive the current administration too.
 
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meacoleman | 5 outras críticas | Aug 11, 2019 |
Fascinating look at a president that quite frankly I hadn't really studied all that much. Proves that the nastiness of today's politicians is absolutely nothing new - rape, slander, and prostitution allegations followed Cleveland throughout his presidency. The accusations and hyperbole are a bit much in this work but the research supports the writing.
 
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scatlett | 5 outras críticas | Nov 28, 2016 |
Interesting book with good detail of the society and times of President Cleveland. Unfortunately, the book is poor written - it doesn't flow well at all. Worthy of reading, but not at the top of the list.
 
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busterrll | 5 outras críticas | Dec 22, 2015 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
5
Also by
1
Membros
267
Popularidade
#86,454
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
11
ISBN
10

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