“Eric Dezenhall treads new literary ground with this book. The writing is sharp and agile, and the insights are well earned. Read it, and you might find yourself surprised by the fine line between the underworld and the upperworld in American history. You might even be disturbed. But most of all, in Dezenhall’s hands, you will be highly entertained by this fresh, bracing expose of the dark side of American politics.”

— T.J. English, New York Times best-selling author of Havana Nocturne and The Last Kilo