As always, I renew my objection that there aren’t more books about the Warren Harding administration. People write off Harding as yet another dull mediocre white guy who briefly served in office before dying. But there’s more! Harding’s time was fascinating, both during and after his death. Ludicrously corrupt politics amidst the background of the Roaring 20s? Come on, now. Anyway, I was hoping this would cover Harding more but instead, it focused on Harry Daugherty and his dirty deeds. And that’s fine. It was […]
Scandal
Crooked:The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal by Nathan Masters