The Plum Tree (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781438525334)

In The Plum Tree Phillips rips away the fa ade and exposes politics as it really exists. David Graham Phillips (1867 - 1911) was an American journalist and novelist. Phillips was a reporter in Cincinnati before moving to New York to work for The Sun. Phillips developed a reputation as an investigative reporter. Phillips's novels often commented on social issues of the day and frequently chronicled events based on his real-life journalistic experiences. He was considered a Progressive and a muckraker. His reputation eventually cost him his life. Phillips was murdered when his book The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig was published. A musician thought it had cast literary aspersions on his family. Although The Plum Tree is basically a romance it also is a political novel. Phillips unmasks politics in a way that is graphic and vivid. His skill as a journalist and his observations as a historian make this an intriguing book to read.

Author: David Graham Phillips
ISBN-10: 1438525338
ISBN-13: 9781438525334
Publisher: Book Jungle
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2009
Pages: 202
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.43d