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The more things change, the more they stay the same: "The last few days would have brought down any parliamentary government. As it is, the Grant Administration is a shambles, and there is even talk that the President may resign." Charles Schuyler, the narrator of Burr, returns to the United States after an absence of nearly 40 years, with his widowed daughter, Emma, in tow. While they try to find a suitably rich husband for Emma among the New York social set, Charles concentrates on the scandals in Washington--including accusations of corruption and obstruction of justice against Ulysses S. Grant--and the presidential race between Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden (Tilden apparently, in fact, won the election, only to have it taken away because of electoral fraud). Cameo appearances by Chester A. Arthur, Mark Twain, Charles Nordhoff, and others enliven the proceedings. --Ron HoganRead More

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    Charlie is the bastard son of Aaron Burr; Emma is beautiful; and both think it is prudent to return from penury in Europe and secure a marriage for Emma. But America is no longer a young republic; it's a fledgling international superpower with its attendant seedy administration, and everything is recorded in the journal of Charlie Schuyler.

  • 0434829633
  • 9780434829637
  • Gore Vidal
  • 22 March 1976
  • William Heinemann Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 352
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