The Washington Century chronicles the hundred-year rise of the nation's capital as it grew to become the most powerful city in the world -- a story made vivid through the history of three very different families, each representing an essential aspect of Washington: the Cafritzes, headed by a real estate mogul and his consummate hostess wife; the Boggs family, a political force in the ultimate political town; and the Hobsons, lead by a prominent black activist and civic leader in the first black-majority American city. Veteran journalist Burt Solomon uses these families to explore...
The Washington Century chronicles the hundred-year rise of the nation's capital as it grew to become the most powerful city in the world -...
In the 1890s, the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the National League (sic) under the tutelage of manager Ned Hanlon, perfected a style of play known as "scientific baseball, " featuring such innovations as the sacrifice bunt, the hit-and-run, the squeeze play, and the infamous Baltimore chop. Its best hitter, Wee Willie Keeler, had the motto "keep your eye clear and hit 'em where they ain't" -- which he did. He and his colorful teammates, fierce third-baseman John McGraw, avuncular catcher Wibert Robinson, and heartthrob center fielder Joe Kelly, won three straight pennants from 1894 to 1896....
In the 1890s, the legendary Baltimore Orioles of the National League (sic) under the tutelage of manager Ned Hanlon, perfected a style of play known a...
The Murder of Willie Lincoln is an exciting historical fiction debut by award-winning political journalist and Washington insider Burt Solomon.
Washington City, 1862: The United States lies in tatters, and there seems no end to the war. Abraham Lincoln, the legitimate President of the United States, is using all his will to keep his beloved land together. But Lincoln s will and soul are tested when tragedy strikes the White House as Willie Lincoln, the love and shining light in the president s heart, is taken by typhoid fever.
But was this really the cause of his death?...
The Murder of Willie Lincoln is an exciting historical fiction debut by award-winning political journalist and Washington insider Burt Solom...
"Shadow" is a dark fable. The novel was inspired by W. P. Kinsella's "Shoeless Joe" ("A Field of Dreams." Kinsella's book is baseball and sunshine and freshly cut grass. "Shadow" is boxing and darkness and smoky fight arenas. Against the background of sweaty gyms, Spartan training camps and the primitive spectacle of men in the ring, "Shadow" also is a story of modern and eternal love, passion and hatred. NOTE: I am the Burt Solomon who wrote the classic "The Baseball Timeline. There is another Burt Solomon who has written baseball and political books. We are separate people and not rivals.
"Shadow" is a dark fable. The novel was inspired by W. P. Kinsella's "Shoeless Joe" ("A Field of Dreams." Kinsella's book is baseball and sunshine and...
