Democracy: An American Novel (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781605201115)

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.

Author: Henry B. Adams
ISBN-10: 1605201111
ISBN-13: 9781605201115
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 188
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d