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Author
Series
American chronicle (Gore Vidal) volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Language
English
Description
By 1900 America, now reaching out for empire, is racked by titanic struggles over its own destiny. The novel re-creates a time that woud be remembered as America's Gilded Age: where political bosses rule, where robber barons fight to consolidate their wealth, and where a yellow headline can lead the country to war.