An edition of Banquet Before Dawn (1976)

Banquet Before Dawn

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An edition of Banquet Before Dawn (1976)

Banquet Before Dawn

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Congressman John J. Sullivan is a boozy, old-school politician who has lost touch with his constituency. After a quarter century of Washington entrenchment, he is unprepared for the steamroller primary challenge by the idealistic young reformer Aram Yomarian and his well-financed professional campaign managers. Sullivan’s world has largely disappeared. His friends among the Poles and Irish and Italians who first elected him have almost all moved away, and the language and style of the Blacks and Puerto Ricans who have replaced them are unfamiliar. The old neighborhoods which he loved have become decaying ghettos. Yomarian is a fresh breeze in the old district. He knows the language and has visions of renewal, and the energy and determination to fight for the rights of these new constituents. But “Sully” is a fighter. For him, victory means survival in a career he has spent a lifetime building. For Yomarian, this victory will be the beginning of a career he hopes will lead to the White House. The drama played out with such stark authenticity in these pages leads not only to the startling confrontations between two strong men of conflicting political motivation and to the confrontation of each man with his own soul, but also to chilling revelations, for the reader, of the basic realities of democratic government itself.

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Publisher
Stonehouse Press
Language
English
Pages
250

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Cover of: Banquet Before Dawn
Banquet Before Dawn
July 25, 2002, Stonehouse Press
Paperback in English
Cover of: Banquet Before Dawn
Banquet Before Dawn
April 2001, Stonehouse Press
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Cover of: Banquet Before Dawn
Banquet Before Dawn
2001, Stonehouse Press
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Cover of: Banquet before dawn
Banquet before dawn
1976, Putnam
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First Sentence

"The black limousine picked its way cautiously around the potholes on the rain-slicked streets, past the darkened hulks of aging buildings."

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
250
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
Weight
14.9 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8802771M
ISBN 10
1931304491
ISBN 13
9781931304498
OCLC/WorldCat
123107830
Library Thing
2644312
Goodreads
6730781

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The black limousine picked its way cautiously around the potholes on the rain-slicked streets, past the darkened hulks of aging buildings.
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