A gripping narrative history of the explosive events that drew together Francis Scott Key, Andrew Jackson, and an 18-year-old slave on trial for attempted murder. In 1835, the city of Washington pulse
Nicknamed “The Ghost,” CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials in the United States government in the mid-20th century. Beginning in World War II through th
"The best book ever written about the strangest CIA chief who ever lived." - Tim Weiner, National Book Award-winning author of Legacy of AshesA revelatory new biography of the sinister, powerful, and
A suspenseful real-life thriller of Cold War intrigue that uncovers another chapter in the CIA's eventful history traces spymaster Winston Scott's career, from his humble origins in rural Alabama to h
In 1835, the city of Washington simmered with racial tension as newly freed African Americans from the South poured in, outnumbering slaves for the first time. Among the enslaved was nineteen-year-old
A revelatory new biography of the sinister, powerful, and paranoid man at the heart of the CIA for more than three tumultuous decades. Legendary head of the CIA James Jesus Angleton was one of the m
A suspenseful real-life thriller of Cold War intrigue that uncovers another chapter in the CIA's eventful history traces spymaster Winston Scott's career, from his humble origins in rural Alabama to h
