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John Oller
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John Oller, a lawyer, is the author of seven books, including "The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution" (Da Capo, 2016) . His "American Queen: The Rise and Fall of Kate Chase Sprague - Civil War 'Belle of the North' and Gilded Age Woman of Scandal," was published by Da Capo in 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...
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Charles King
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Charles King is the author of seven books, including the New York Times-bestselling GODS OF THE UPPER AIR (2019) , winner of the Francis Parkman Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award and Los Angeles Times history prize; MIDNIGHT AT THE PERA PALACE (2014) , a New York Times Notable Book; and ODESSA: GENIUS AND DEATH IN A CITY OF DREAMS (2011) , winner of a National Jewish Book Award. He lectures widely on global affairs and has worked with broadcast media including NPR, MSNBC, and the BBC. A native of the Ozark hill country, King studied history and politics...
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