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Like his national book awardwinningunited states, gore vidal s scintillating ninth collection,the last empire,affirms his reputation as our most provocative critic and observer of the modern american scene. All of the books in this series feature real figures from history set against a background of real historical events, meticulously researched by vidal. Franklin library signed first edition by vidal, gore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Williwaw in a yellow wood the city and the pillar the season of comfort a search for the king dark green, bright red the judgment of paris messiah julian washington, d. Despite the publishers preference for the politically neutral seriestitle american chronicles. As with vidals other books in his narratives of empire series, this novel offers an insight into the journalism of the time, following. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books. Empire is a very fine historical novel authored by gore vidal and published in 1987, when gore vidal was in his early 60s. This is the second book from gore vidal s narratives of empire that ive read, and like the other one, burr, i enjoyed it very much. The first edition of the novel was published in 1976, and was written by gore vidal.
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