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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Harvey Sayler is a poor but idealistic lawyer forced to accept a political appointment by the corrupt boss of his party. His moral compromises are skillfully portrayed as step by step he transforms himself, through careful manipulation of political greed and pride, into the leader of his party and maker of presidents. A rousing indictment of corporate control of American politics... a century ago. no reviews | add a review
In The Plum Tree Phillips rips away the façade 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. No library descriptions found. |
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