| Democracy: An American Novel Contributor(s): Adams, Henry B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1605201111 ISBN-13: 9781605201115 Publisher: Cosimo Classics OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: 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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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: 813.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.83 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Locality - Washington, D.C. |