Burr's Corsets . . .

By David Stewart | April 25, 2013 |

Aaron Burr’s devotion to the charms of the fair sex is the apparent justification for a new exhibition at the Morris-Jumel Mansion in Upper Manhattan, where Burr lived for a few months during his short-lived second marriage at age 77.  The show is titled “The Loves of Aaron Burr:  Portraits in Corsetry and Binding.” I did…

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The Lincoln Deception

By David Stewart | April 2, 2013 |

Well, there it is!  The cover of my first novel, which will be released on August 27.   Sink into the crepuscular gaslight of Washington in 1900 as our mismatched heroes struggle to scrape away the myths, misunderstandings and lies surrounding the John Wilkes Booth Conspiracy, while dodging the powerful secret forces that need to keep the…

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November 19: Can we handle the truth?

By David Stewart | November 13, 2009 |

Next Thursday at lunchtime, I try something entirely new:  a joint public appearance with my wife, Nancy Floreen, member at-large of the Montgomery County Council!  We’ll be at the Literary Luncheon series of the Friends of the Library of Montgomery County, at Strathmore Hall Mansion in North Bethesda, MD.  The fun starts at 11:30 a.m.…

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