Homage to Daniel Shays: Collected Essays, 1952-1972The American writer voices his opinions on influential figures as well as the ironies, illusions, and insensibility of life in the past two decades. Bibliogs |
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Umsögn notanda - DinadansFriend - LibraryThingThis book is a valuable addition to those seeking to explore the politics of the period 1950 - 72. I view Gore Vidal as an accomplished stylist, who having been born into Louisiana politics, became a ... Read full review
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Umsögn notanda - Smiley - LibraryThingMore managable and less shrill than Vidal's collected essays, United States. This is a great place to start if you have not read Vidal's essays before. Despite his olympian world weariness he is a master of the essay form. Read full review
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