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American scoundrel : the life of the notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles /

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Examines the life of nineteenth-century politician and military leader Dan Sickles, a notorious womanizer and scoundrel who killed his wife's lover and, thanks to the influence of political friends, got away with murder.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keneally, Thomas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2002.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Sickles, Daniel Edgar, > 1819-1914.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
United States. > Army > Biography.
États-Unis. > Army > Biographies.
Sickles, Daniel Edgar, > 1819-1914
United States. > Army.
United States. > Congress. > House.
United States, > Army. > biography.
Sickles, Daniel Edgar, > (1819-1914) > biography.
Sickles, Daniel E.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Murder > Washington (D.C.)
Generals > United States > Biography.
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Meurtre > Washington (D.C.)
Généraux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Bataille de Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Penns., 1863.
Generals.
Legislators.
Murder.
Pennsylvania > Gettysburg.
United States.
Washington (D.C.)
Biografie
Murder > Washington D.C.
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
1863
Biography
Biographies.
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Summary:Examines the life of nineteenth-century politician and military leader Dan Sickles, a notorious womanizer and scoundrel who killed his wife's lover and, thanks to the influence of political friends, got away with murder.
Physical Description:xii, 397 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-380) and index.
ISBN:0385501390
9780385501392