Advise and Consent
by Allen Drury
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Advise and Consent, Allen Drury. Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1976. Limited Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 545pp. Full navy-blue leather with gilt titles to banded spine and gilt illustrated designs front and rear; all edges gilt; ivory silk moire endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints; printed on archival paper. This book won the Pulitzer Prize in 1960. In mint condition.
Advise and Consent is considered the classic of political fiction. The title of the book comes from Article II, section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives the Senate the responsibility to advise the president about nominees and the authority to consent to (approve or reject) those nominations. It remains a very relevant story, particularly now with the current political climate in the States.
Synopsis
Advise and Consent is a 1959 political novel written by Allen Drury which explores the reactions of those in and around the United States Senate to the controversial nomination of Robert Leffingwell, a former Communist Party member, to be United States Secretary of State. The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960, and was followed by A Shade of Difference in 1962 and four subsequent sequels.
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- Advise and Consent
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- Allen Drury
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- Hardcover
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