American Scoundrel | American Scoundrel

At a glance:

Author: Thomas Keneally
First Published: 2002
Type of Work: Biography and history
Time of Work: 1819-1914
Setting: The United States and Britain
Principal Characters: Daniel Edgar Sickles, Teresa Bagioli, James Buchanan, Philip Barton Key, James Topham Brady, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Joseph Hooker, George Gordon Meade, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Caroline de Creagh, Isabella II
Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography
Subjects: United States or Americans, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Antiheroes, England or English people, Civil War, War, Adultery, Politicians, Lawyers, Military life or service, Spain or Spanish people, Great Britain, Generals
Locales: United States, England

Novelist Thomas Keneally became fascinated by the lurid life of Dan Sickles while researching the Civil War for a previous book. He uses novelistic techniques to provide a lively portrait of Sickles, his young wife, and New York and Washington society in the mid-nineteenth century.

Daniel Edgar Sickles was born in New York City on October 20, 1819, the son of George Garrett Sickles, a lawyer and sixth generation descendant of Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam, who became wealthy by speculating in real estate. Keneally tells the reader that Dan was a wild teenager whose parents...

American Scoundrel | American Scoundrel

At a glance:

Join eNotes