About the Author

Robert H. Ferrell (1921-2018) is the author or editor of numerous books, including Presidential Leadership: From Woodrow Wilson to Harry S. Truman, Harry S. Truman: A Life, and Five Days in October: The Lost Battalion of World War I, available from the University of Missouri Press.

Reviews

"The Strange Deaths of President Harding is a scrupulously researched and vividly told overview by Robert H. Ferrell, . . . who demolishes or casts doubt on most of the accusations and suspicions surrounding America's twenty-ninth president. . . . Ferrell is on his surest ground."--American Spectator

"A straightforward, well-written account of the final days and hours before Harding's fatal heart attack. Ferrell . . . presents a plausible, generally interesting case for reappraising the more conventional, derogatory view of Harding and his administration."--Booklist

"Ferrell's discussions of the cause of death and the absurdity of the poison theory are quite convincing. . . . This is a feisty, spirited, lively little book and, like the author's earlier ones, fun to read."--Illinois Historical Journal

"In a careful, detailed analysis of the evidence, [Ferrell] gives Harding the benefit of a reasonable doubt."--Washington Times

"The Strange Deaths of President Harding is a scrupulously researched and vividly told overview by Robert H. Ferrell, . . . who demolishes or casts doubt on most of the accusations and suspicions surrounding America's twenty-ninth president. . . . Ferrell is on his surest ground."--American Spectator

"A straightforward, well-written account of the final days and hours before Harding's fatal heart attack. Ferrell . . . presents a plausible, generally interesting case for reappraising the more conventional, derogatory view of Harding and his administration."--Booklist

"Ferrell's discussions of the cause of death and the absurdity of the poison theory are quite convincing. . . . This is a feisty, spirited, lively little book and, like the author's earlier ones, fun to read."--Illinois Historical Journal

"In a careful, detailed analysis of the evidence, [Ferrell] gives Harding the benefit of a reasonable doubt."--Washington Times