Dan sickles, american scoundrel


Dan sickles, american scoundrel

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Thomas Keneally talks about his new book examining the life of the rakish congressman who beat a murder rap after killing his wife's lover -- then went on to gain fame (and lose a leg)


as a Civil War General. And let's not forget the affair with Queen Isabella of Spain. (_American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles _{Doubleday; ISBN:


0385501390}). Copyright 2002 NPR