The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth - Softcover

"One of the best non-fiction books of 2011." --PopMatters.com

"[A] breezy, enjoyable book." --Washington Post

"Algeo writes entertainingly, but the themes he develops are serious ones, well worth the attention of serious readers." --History Book Club

"A lively, cautionary tale--and one with a lesson for leaders that recalls Cleveland's own words of wisdom: Tell the truth." --Wall Street Journal

"Author Matthew Algeo takes a little known part of presidential history and creates a page-turning ride." --Associated Press

"Algeo paints a colorful portrait of political intrigue and journalism during the Gilded Age." --Publishers Weekly

Describes President Grover Cleveland's survival of a secret surgery at sea and his subsequent vilification of the newspaper reporter who dared to expose the truth.