A Secret Life : The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland (Hardcover)

from Beamis12

I realize that the more I read the less I know. Who ever thought Cleveland had such a dark side? Makes me wonder about all these men we vote into office, how many more have scandals and secrets attached to their names. Interesting, a non fiction book written more as fiction so it was very easy to...

from EricCostello

Not overly satisfying biography of Grover Cleveland. The bio focuses on two main scandals involving him; one, the unequivocal cover-up of his cancer operation in 1893, which was truly remarkable, and the other, the illegitimate offspring he had by another woman long before he became involved in h...

from busterrll

Interesting book with good detail of the society and times of President Cleveland. Unfortunately, the book is poor written - it doesn't flow well at all. Worthy of reading, but not at the top of the list.

from lanewillson

It has always been strange to me the way we humans can compartmentalize our lives. Grover Cleveland may be the most extreme example of our Presidents, but he is by far one of the more interesting men we've placed in the Oval Office.

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Despite its despicable topic, this book is an excellent read. Grover Cleveland was a word-class creep who raped the woman he was seeing and did everything possible to deflect the truth so that he could win the Presidency, on a platform of honesty and ending corruption! If the US could survive the...