Compare Washington D. c by Gore Vidal, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

The political leaders of the United States are the most powerful men in the world. Gore Vidal captures the power and energy that emanates from these positions in Washington, D. C. This novel takes place during Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidency throughout the Second World War. One of the characters is a young politician in the mold of John Kennedy. Washington, D. C. is the first novel that Vidal published in what he called the American Chronicle. It is a great introduction to the writing of Vidal, the greatest living historical novelist. | Washington D. c by Gore Vidal, Paperback | Indigo Chapters