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Wealth, power, and a daring woman reshape America’s empire dreams.

Empire

number 4 in series

$50.93

  • Paperback

    576 pages

  • Release Date

    22 May 1994

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Summary

Empire: A Nation Forged in Ambition and Fortune

Here is the story of arguably America’s finest hour; of the time when the twentieth century dawned, Queen Victoria died, and America, basking deliciously in excess wealth, rather thought it might snap up an empire of its own.

Yet while politicians muse over the potential of China or the Philippines - even Russia - empires are being built at home: railway empires, industrial empires, newspaper empires.

Into this arena floats the delectable Caroline Sanford, putative heiress and definite catch. Caroline is an oddity; she has been raised in France where they teach rich girls to talk and think. American society women, required only to think of themselves as the most interesting beings on earth, are rather alarmed. American men are amused - until Caroline shirks from marriage, sues her brother, buys a newspaper, and becomes that even greater oddity - a powerful woman.

Mingling with the movers and shakers of the day - with President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Randolf Hearst, Henry James, the Astors, Vanderbilts and Whitneys - Caroline Sanford echoes the glorious passage of the United States as it sweeps into a new century, reaching boldly for the world.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349105284
ISBN-10:0349105286
Series:Narratives Of Empire
Author:Gore Vidal
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:576
Release Date:22 May 1994
Weight:400g
Dimensions:196mm x 131mm x 37mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Mr Vidal has surpassed himself in EMPIRE and written what now stands as the best in the series … by turns caustic, witty and outrageous fun

‘Mr Vidal has surpassed himself in EMPIRE and written what now stands as the best in the series … by turns caustic, witty and outrageous fun’ NEW YORK TIMES ‘Magnificent’ Gabriel Garcia Marquez

About The Author

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal has been at the centre of literary and intellectual life for half a century. He lives in Italy.

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