01753cam a22003613u 4500 2815 UtSlPG 20260610133103.0 m cr n 260607r2001||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 Democracy, an American novel Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2001 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy:_An_American_Novel Release date is 2001-09-01 Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "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.) Original publication data not identified Widows -- Fiction Political fiction Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction Legislators -- Fiction Socialites -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2815 44891 44891