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David O. Stewart
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David O. Stewart

David O. Stewart turned to writing after more than a quarter century of law practice in Washington, D.C., defending accused criminals and challenging government actions as unconstitutional. His first book about the writing of the Constitution, The Summer of 1787, grew out of Supreme Court case he was working on. It was aWashington Post bestseller and won the Washington Writing Prize for Best Book of 2007. Impeached had its roots in a judicial impeachment trial Stewart defended before the United States Senate, in 1989, and then argued to the Supreme Court. His most recent book, American Emperor, tells this astonishing tale, which traces Aaron Burr’s descent from... Read full bio

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American Emperor will be released on October 16, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Oct 16, 2012
American Emperor is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 16, 2012
American Emperor will be released on October 25, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
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American Emperor is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 25, 2011
Impeached will be released on June 15, 2010 in Trade Paperback
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Impeached is now available in Trade Paperback
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Impeached will be released on May 12, 2009 in eBook
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Gazette.net, April 10, 2013
...Author and lawyer David O. Stewart will discuss his latest book at 7:30 p.m. April 17 at Damascus Library. The free event will include refreshments at 7 p.m., followed by Stewart...
Booktv, August 27, 2012
...American History TV C-SPAN Radio Presidential Libraries American Presidents C-SPAN Video Library Q&A American Writers C-SPAN in the Community StudentCam Blair House Capitol Hearings Students & Leaders Booknotes Capitol...
New York Times, July 2, 2012
...What book is on your night stand now? The Summer of 1787, by David O. Stewart. As I grow older, I am increasingly fascinated by our founding fathers. The challenges they faced and the compromises they made, good and bad, to create a nation...
New York Times, June 28, 2012
...What book is on your night stand now? The Summer of 1787, by David O. Stewart. As I grow older, I am increasingly fascinated by our founding fathers. The challenges they faced and the compromises they made, good and bad, to create a nation...
History News Network, December 4, 2012
...Spielberg’s “Lincoln” Conveniently Leaves Out (11-25-12) Harold Holzer: What’s True and False in “Lincoln” Movie (11-22-12) David O. Stewart: How True is "Lincoln"? (11-20-12) Jim Cullen: Daniel Day-Lewis's Abe Lincoln: (Racial)...
Bloomberg, November 28, 2012
...decades to come, but the Falls of the Ohio had shattered the dream of an inland shipbuilding empire. (David O. Stewart is author of three books on American history, most recently “American Emperor: Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s...
Cutting Edge News, November 21, 2012
...But on the whole, Lincoln the movie is reasonably solid history. Go see it with a clear conscience. David O. Stewart writes for the History News Network, from where this article is adapted, and is the author of "Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew...
History News Network, November 20, 2012
...on the whole, Lincoln the movie is reasonably solid history. Go see it with a clear conscience. 11-20-12 David O. Stewart is the author of "Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy." His novel about the...
Goshen News, October 15, 2012
...second lecture Oct. 30 for the book “The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution” by David O. Stewart. See the library’s homepage for a complete schedule and book selections. Register and pick up the second book at the front desk. ...
Human Events Online, October 12, 2012
...Johnson barely escaped impeachment by the hostile Republican Congress by a single Senate vote, which, according to historian David O. Stewart, was probably bought off by the embattled president and his cronies. Johnson left the presidency in a weakened...
Booktv, August 27, 2012
...American History TV C-SPAN Radio Presidential Libraries American Presidents C-SPAN Video Library Q&A American Writers C-SPAN in the Community StudentCam Blair House Capitol Hearings Students & Leaders Booknotes Capitol...