Democracy: An American Novel - Hardcover

Adams, Henry B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1605201111 ISBN 13: 9781605201115

Publisher: Cosimo Classics, 2008

Synopsis

The authorship of DEMOCRACY: AN AMERICAN NOVEL, published anonymously in 1880, was not made public until after the death of American historian HENRY BROOKS ADAMS (1838-1918), a member of the Adams political family and a journalist dedicated to exposing corruption. In this fictional tale with real-life relevance to late 19th-century politics, an election sometime in the 1870s has given rise to a new president by the name of Jacob. Against this backdrop, readers find New Yorker Madeleine Lee moving to Washington to revive her social life. She quickly starts playing hostess to a number of important politicians, including John Carrington and Silas Ratcliffe, men of opposite demeanors, both of whom are looking for a wife. Entwined with this comedy of manners are Adams's own commentary on politics, corruption, and the great political issues of the day, including suffrage and evolution.

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Review:

[One] of the most perceptive books ever written about Washington. Maureen Dowd, The New York Times "

"[One] of the most perceptive books ever written about Washington." --Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

About the Author:

Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer. His many books include A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House and, most recently, A Life in the 20th Century. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cosimo Classics
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1605201111
• ISBN 13: 9781605201115
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 188