Democracy: An American Novel

by Henry Adams, Earl N. Harbert (Introduction)

Overview

Published in 1880, this perceptive picture of Washington's inner circles is as compelling and timely today as it was 100 years ago.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780143039808
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/29/2008
Series:	Penguin Classics Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	1120L (what's this?)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., is a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and biographer. His many books include A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House and, most recently, A Life in the 20th Century. He lives in New York City.

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Chapter I
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Editorial Reviews

[One] of the most perceptive books ever written about Washington.” —Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

From the Publisher

[One] of the most perceptive books ever written about Washington.
— The New York Times

Maureen Dowd