Prosecutor John Gleeson describes listening in on John Gotti and his mobsters--from Sammy the Bull, to Carmine the Snake. Read more in his book The Gotti Wars, a decades-in-the-writing memoir from the determined young prosecutor who, in two of America's most celebrated trials, managed to convict...

Salmon P. Chase wasn't just Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury—he served in multiple branches of government, was a leading proponent for Black rights, and was an advocate for financial reform. Learn more about this key figure in American politics in Walter Stahr's biography:...