David O. Stewart is an award-winning author and the president of the "Washington Independent Review of Books". He is the author of several acclaimed histories, including "Madison s Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America"; "The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution";" 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". Stewart s first novel is "The Lincoln Deception".