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All the King's Men

by Robert Penn Warren

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this classic book is generally regarded as the finest novel ever written on american politics. It describes the career of Willie Stark, a back-country lawyer whose idealism is overcome by his lust for power. New Foreword by Joseph Blotner for this fiftieth anniversary edition.

Synopsis:

As relevant today as it was 50 years ago, "All the King's Men" is a classic novel about American politics. Set in the 1930s, this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel traces the rise and fall of demagogue Willie Stark, a fictional character based on the real-life Huey Long of Louisiana.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780156004800
Foreword:
Blotner, Joseph
Author:
Blotner, Joseph
Foreword:
Blotner, Joseph
Author:
Warren, Robert Penn
Publisher:
Harvest Books
Location:
San Diego :
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Political
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Politicians
Subject:
Political fiction
Subject:
Politicians -- Southern States -- Fiction.
Subject:
Politicians -- Fiction.
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Harvest
Series Volume:
162
Publication Date:
September 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
456
Dimensions:
8.00 x 5.31 in
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