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And Tyler No More by Stan Haynes

In 1844, President John Tyler is weeks away from submitting to the Senate a treaty for the annexation of the Republic of Texas into the Union, doubling of the amount of enslaved territory in the country. Monty Tolliver, a former top aide to an influential senator, and his best friend, Ben Geddis, a naval officer and an abolitionist, determine to assassinate Tyler, an unelected president who, in their view, has already committed multiple transgressions. Filled with the political intrigue of the 1840s and interaction with historical figures, along with a national tragedy and a mysterious death, the book explores the battle between morality and legality, between loyalty and betrayal, and confirms that dysfunction in Washington is not a modern American phenomenon.