The furious Barnes responded by suing Roosevelt for an enormous sum that could have financially devastated him. Roosevelt, the boisterous and mostly beloved legendary American hero, had accused his former friend and ally, now turned rival, William Barnes of political corruption. "No more dramatic courtroom scene has ever been enacted," reported the Syracuse Herald on as it covered "the greatest libel suit in history," a battle fought between former President Theodore Roosevelt and the leader of the Republican party. The New York Times bestselling authors of Lincoln's Last Trial take readers inside the courtroom to witness the epic 1915 case in which Theodore Roosevelt, weighing one last presidential run, defended his integrity and challenged the political system. "This trial and Roosevelt's defense of his reputation on the stand, often under fierce questioning, is truly mesmerizing." -BRIAN KILMEADE Abrams and Fisher do a superb job of clearly presenting the issues in this remarkable and intensely dramatic trial." -SCOTT TUROW "This beautifully-wrought story of Theodore Roosevelt's defense of his claims of corruption in New York State politics has intense echoes today.
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