Behind the Palace Doors (41 page)

M
ICHAEL
F
ARQUHAR
is the author of three bestsellers,
A Treasury of Royal Scandals, A Treasury of Great American Scandals
, and
A Treasury of Deception
, as well as his latest book,
A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans
. He is co-author of
The Century: History as It Happened on the Front Page of the Capital’s Newspaper
. His work has been featured in a number of publications, including
The Washington Post
, where he was a writer and editor for ten years, specializing in history. He has appeared as a commentator on such programs as the History Channel’s
Russia: Land of the Tsars
and
The French Revolution
. He lives in Washington, D.C.