1876
a novel
$36.00
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2000
Summary
1876: A Novel of a Nation on Trial
Gore Vidal’s Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly, knowing, and ironic observers.
The centennial of the United States was celebrated with great fa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375708725 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375708723 |
| Series: | Vintage International |
| Author: | Gore Vidal |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2000 |
| Weight: | 285g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 132mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
“Suspenseful and extravagantly decorated… . If you think politics are dirty now, you should have witnessed the goings-on a hundred years ago… . Impossible to resist.” –Cosmopolitan“Vidal writes so well that you find yourself holding your breath over something that is a foregone conclusion… . Vidal’s talent makes the bloated characters of Washington live in a way history books don’t.“ –The Boston Globe
About The Author
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal (1925-2012) was born at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His first novel, Williwaw, written when he was 19 years old and serving in the army, appeared in the spring of 1946. He wrote 23 novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over 200 essays, and a memoir.
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