David O. Stewart, known for his award-winning nonfiction works on Aaron Burr, President Andrew Johnson and the Constitution, discussed his first novel, "The Lincoln Deception." Blending real and fictional characters, the book is a gripping historical mystery exploring the endless fascination with Lincoln's assassination and the conspiracy behind it.
Speaker Biography: After practicing law for many years, David O. Stewart began to write history, conducting extensive research at the Library of Congress. His first book, "The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution," was a Washington Post bestseller and won the Washington Writing Award as Best Book of 2007. "Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy" and "American Emperor, Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America" followed in 2010 and 2011 to equal acclaim. Stewart was awarded the prestigious Cincinnati History Prize by the Society of the Cincinnati in 2013. Stewart also is founder and president of the Washington Independent Review of Books, an online book review.
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