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USA Today October 29, 2009
Newt Gingrich explores the founding of America; a new novel revisits the storied Tudors; and Publishers Weekly names its top 10 books of 2009. Newt's revolt: Former House speaker Newt Gingrich has long been a history buff. It's paying off. His newest novel, To Try Men's Souls: A Novel of George Washington and the Fight for American Freedom, written with historian William Forstchen, enters USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list at No. 27. The novel focuses on three men involved in the founding of America and follows best-selling series on the Civil War and World War II. "It's for anyone who wants to understand the level of courage it took for America to become a country, and the extraordinary risks Washington took," Gingrich says. Next in the series of four: the Valley Forge campaign. As for writing dialogue, Gingrich says: "Of course, the conversations are beyond our knowing, but we keep it as historically accurate as we can."
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