John Oller, a lawyer, is the author of four books, including, most recently, American Queen: The Rise and Fall of Kate Chase Sprague--Civil War "Belle of the North" and Gilded Age Woman of Scandal (Da Capo Press, 2014). It has been praised by Pulitzer prize-winning author Debby Applegate as "a terrific work of historical research and reconstruction" which tells "the story of the Civil War and its scandalous aftermath--its assassinations, impeachments and sexual hijinks--from an entirely fresh perspective." His first book, Jean Arthur: The Actress Nobody Knew (Limelight Editions, 1997),...
Richard Munson
W.W. Norton in November 2024 will release Richard Munson's "Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist. "I love talking with readers - for 1:1s and Book Club visits, find me on Skolay: Munson also wrote: "Tesla: Inventor of the Modern," a biography of the under-appreciate genius who brought us the electric motor, radio, robots, and remote control; "Tech to Table: 25 Innovators Reimagining Food;" "From Edison to Enron," a history of the electricity industry; "The Cardinals of Capitol Hill," a behind-the-scenes look at congressional appropriators;...
John Oller
John Oller, a lawyer, is the author of four books, including, most recently, American Queen: The Rise and Fall of Kate Chase Sprague--Civil War "Belle of the North" and Gilded Age Woman of Scandal (Da Capo Press, 2014). It has been praised by Pulitzer prize-winning author Debby Applegate as "a terrific work of historical research and reconstruction" which tells "the story of the Civil War and its scandalous aftermath--its assassinations, impeachments and sexual hijinks--from an entirely fresh perspective." His first book, Jean Arthur: The Actress Nobody Knew (Limelight Editions, 1997),...
Richard Munson
W.W. Norton in November 2024 will release Richard Munson's "Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist. "I love talking with readers - for 1:1s and Book Club visits, find me on Skolay: Munson also wrote: "Tesla: Inventor of the Modern," a biography of the under-appreciate genius who brought us the electric motor, radio, robots, and remote control; "Tech to Table: 25 Innovators Reimagining Food;" "From Edison to Enron," a history of the electricity industry; "The Cardinals of Capitol Hill," a behind-the-scenes look at congressional appropriators;...