Democracy, an American novel by Henry Adams
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"Democracy, an American novel" by Henry Adams is a political novel published anonymously in 1880. Madeleine Lee, a wealthy New York widow seeking purpose, moves to Washington to understand political power. Her salon attracts influential men, including Senator Silas Ratcliffe, who courts her while pursuing his presidential ambitions. As Madeleine peers behind the curtain of American democracy, she discovers a world of corruption, pragmatism, and moral compromise that challenges her ideals about
governance and forces her to choose between power and principle. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 |
|---|---|
| Title | Democracy, an American novel |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy:_An_American_Novel |
| Credits | Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Widows -- Fiction |
| Subject | Political fiction |
| Subject | Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Legislators -- Fiction |
| Subject | Socialites -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2815 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2001 |
| Last Update | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 896 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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