Number One: A Novel
by John Dos Passos
2021-06-05 23:22:58
Tyler Spotswood, an alcoholic campaign manager, helps elect a corrupt Southern politician to the U.S. Senate. When his boss, Chuck Crawford aka “Number One, pins a scandal on Spotswood, Tyler is too drunk to blow the whistle.Number Onedraws man...
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Tyler Spotswood, an alcoholic campaign manager, helps elect a corrupt Southern politician to the U.S. Senate. When his boss, Chuck Crawford aka “Number One, pins a scandal on Spotswood, Tyler is too drunk to blow the whistle.Number Onedraws many comparisons to Robert Penn Warren''sAll the King''s Men. Crawford reminds many of Louisiana politician Huey Long, a figure studied in person by Dos Passos.<BR
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