The Yankee from Tennessee

by Noel B. Gerson

"The Yankee from Tennessee" traces U.S. President Andrew Johnson's startling career ... a drama of stormy political years climaxed by near impeachment.

Genres: History

382 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Noel Bertram Gerson (1913-1988) was an American author who wrote 325 books, including several best sellers, among them two screenplay novelizations penned under the pseudonym Samuel Edwards, The Naked Maja, and 55 Days at Peking.

Aside from "Samuel Edwards", which would seem to have been his dedicated by-line for tie-in work, Gerson used the following nine pseudonyms in addition to his own name: Anne Marie Burgess; Michael Burgess; Nicholas Gorham; Paul Lewis; Leon Phillips; Donald Clayton Porter; Dana Fuller Ross; Philip Vail; and Carter A. Vaughan.

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great non-textbook way of tracing the life and career of one of America's most misunderstood presidents. I remember stumbling upon this book my senior year of high school and becoming enthralled by the story of a president from my state that I knew relatively nothing about, especially considering the enormous political gravity of his tenure.

For all Tennesseans, it's a great read and filled with places and people that are easily identifiable. For Civil War-era buffs, it's also a great window into the life of one of the War Between the States' most unsung and often-berated heroes.