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
The successful creation of the Constitution is a suspense story. The Summer of 1787 takes us into the sweltering room in which delegates struggled for...
...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...
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...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...
...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...
...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)...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...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. ...
...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...
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