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The Candidate

Joseph A. Altsheler

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .He has been with us since the start."

"I would not let him go a mile farther; a man who writes like that—why, it's a positive insult to you!—should not be allowed on your train."

The Michigan man's face flushed red, and in his anger he brought his hand down heavily on the table; but Harley did not look at him, his full attention being reserved for the candidate. Here was a test of his bigness. Would he prove equal to it?

"I am afraid that would be a mistake," said Jimmy Grayson, amiably, to the Michigan man, "a mistake in two respects: our Constitution guarantees the freedom of the press, and the Monitor and its correspondent have a right to write that way, if they wish to do so; and if we were to expel Mr. Churchill, it would give them all the greater ground for complaint. Now, perhaps I am, after all, a narrow and ignorant person who needs restraint."

He spoke the last sentence in such a whimsical tone and with such a fra. . . Read More

Community Reviews

A great yarn about a Presidential election run by a populist western candidate. Improbable in many ways but a superb, American story with all the optimism about our nation that seems so missing now.

An eventful journey into the political arena

What a charming book. Even if you don't pay attention to politics, you will love the characters and their struggles. And going into our presidential election next year, a perfect time for this captivating adventure.