Suzanne Jurmain

[He had] a fever that hovered around 104 degrees. His skin turned yellow. The whites of his eyes looked like lemons. Nauseated, he gagged and threw up again and again . . . Here is the true story of how four Americans and one Cuban tracked down a killer, one of the word's most vicious plagues: yellow fever. Journeying to fever-stricken Cuba in the company of Walter Reed and his colleagues, the reader feels the heavy air, smells the stench of disease,...

Presents a tribute to the partnership of two founding fathers, offering insight into their clashing personalities and different views about a fledgling United States and describing how their relationship led to the creation of opposing political parties.

The story of a president who overcame both his personal challenges and the ones facing the nation.