Description
About This Book
The #1 New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Allen Drury’s Advise and Consent is one of the high points of 20th Century literature, a seminal work of political fiction—as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism that only an astute observer and insider can convey. Allen Drury has penetrated the world’s stormiest political battleground—the smoke-filled committee rooms of the United States Senate—to reveal the bitter conflicts set in motion when the President calls upon the Senate to confirm his controversial choice for Secretary of State. This novel is a true epic showing in fascinating detail the minds and motives of the statesmen, the opportunists, the idealists. From a Senate old-timer’s wily maneuvers, a vicious demagogue’s blistering smear campaign, the ugly personal jealousies that turn a highly qualified candidate into a public spectacle, to the tragic martyrdom of a presidential aspirant who refuses to sacrifice his principles for his career—never has there been a more revealing picture of Washington’s intricate political, diplomatic, and social worlds. Advise and Consent is a timeless story with clear echoes of today’s headlines.
Publishing Info
Advise and Consent by Allen Drury. From the third printing by Pocket Books in 1962. This paperback book measures about 7″ x 4-1/8″ and has 760 pages.
Condition
See photo above. In good condition for age with handling/storage on the covers including corner creases as shown. The spine has one reading crease that did not break the binding. The pages are browning from age but are in good condition. No names or text markings, but marker (remainder) line at top and bottom of page edges. From clean, smoke-free home.
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