“A dazzling entertainment … a devastating analysis of America’s first principles.” —The New York Times Book Review
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LINCOLN
This novelistic portrait of Lincoln and his era—which nearly created its own civil war among historians when it was first published—is perhaps the pivotal work of the series, illuminating Vidal’s theory of the transformation of America from a republic to an imperial state.
“An astonishing achievement.” —Harold Bloom
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1876
The centennial of the nation’s founding is the occasion for Vidal to bring back the narrator of Burr, Charlie Schuyler, and reintroduce his family line as a force in the history of the nation.
“Superb.… Simply splendid.… A thoroughly grand book, must, must reading for anyone.” —Business Week
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EMPIRE
The end of the Spanish-American War, the beginning of the “American Century,” and the burgeoning power of the American press—represented by William Randolph Hearst and the fictional Caroline Sanford (Charlie Schuyler’s granddaughter)—continue the transformation of the empire.
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HOLLYWOOD
The future movie capital of the world and the nation’s capital begin their long and checkered relationship (and Vidal’s own grandfather, Senator Thomas P. Gore, makes an appearance) as Vidal continues his saga into the first decade of the new century.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
Although the most recent historically, this is the first novel Vidal published in what he later conceived as the American Chronicle. Set in the period surrounding World War II and FDR’s presidency, Washington, D.C. also concerns the ambitions of a young John Kennedy-like politician.
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Gore Vidal, Burr
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