Untarnished Reputation

by Terry Row

When he learns that President McKinley is dying from an assassin's bullet, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt decides that before he can assume the presidency, he must suppress a dangerous secret from his past”a secret that could cripple his ability to govern the United States; a secret that could tarnish his otherwise spotless reputation. Did he really cross paths with Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid fifteen years earlier in 1886 Montana? When Roosevelt sees Bat Masterson, the soon-to-become president enlists his help, disclosing the untold events and assigning him the task of managing the potential scandal. Will Masterson be able to pull all the threads together and keep the secret hidden from the American public?

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Sue Foster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book

An interesting story and it keeps you turning the pages. The author has collected a cross section of western legends and brought them together for this story.

[Diana Sandberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bully! I really liked this one, a sort of speculative history. Row starts with a famous photograph, the provenance of which is debatable, and constructs an engaging and intriguing story to explain it. Teddy Roosevelt, Wyatt Earp, Butch Cassidy, Etta Place....fascinating!