Books written by Charles Lachman

  • A Secret Life

    Examines the life and presidency of the only man to serve two non-consecutive terms, reveals what really happened on the night President Grover Cleveland's illegitimate son was conceived, and explores the scandal surrounding the child.

  • The Last Lincolns: The Rise and Fall of a Great American Family

    Author Lachman traces the story to the last generation: great-grandson Bob Lincoln Beckwith, sterile according to medical evidence, believes the son who bears the Lincoln name was the product of an adulterous affair.

  • A Secret Life: The Sex, Lies, and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland

    The story of how the man who held the nation’s highest office eventually came to take responsibility for his son is a thrilling one that reads like a sordid romance novel—including allegations of rape, physical violence, and ...

  • Footsteps in the Snow

    Soon after, a figure emerged out of the falling snow. He was very friendly. Minutes later, Maria vanished, leaving behind an abandoned doll and footsteps in the snow. In April, a spring thaw gave up Maria’s body in a nearby wooded area.

  • The Last Lincolns: The Rise and Fall of a Great American Family

    Author Lachman traces the story to the last generation: great-grandson Bob Lincoln Beckwith, sterile according to medical evidence, believes the son who bears the Lincoln name was the product of an adulterous affair.

  • The Last Lincolns: The Rise & Fall of a Great American Family

    ... Lincoln family know that she had written a book, The Dark Days of Abraham Lincoln's Widow, as Revealed by Her Own Letters. The contents of the book were groundbreaking: Mrs. Pritchard had in her possession thirty-seven “lost” letters ...