These six novels in the Advise and Consent series follow his political cast of characters through epic worldwide struggles. His works are true epics showing in fascinating detail the minds and motives of the statesmen, the opportunists, the idealists. In his novels, Allen Drury penetrates the world’s stormiest political battleground-the smoke-filled committee rooms of the United States Senate-to reveal the bitter conflicts and controversial politics when opposing parties struggle for power, by any means necessary. He would convert these experiences into his first novel Advise and Consent, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for. Hed completed his 20th novel, Public Men set at Stanford, just two weeks before his death. Drury lived in Tiburon, CA from 64 until his 98 cardiac arrest. A sweeping tale of corruption and ambition that cuts across the landscape of Washington, DC, with the breadth and realism that only an astute observer and insider can convey. His political novels have been described as page-turners, set against the Cold War, with an aggressive USSR seeking to undermine the USA. A seminal work of political fiction, it is as relevant today as when it was first published. A 1939 graduate of Stanford University, Allen Drury wrote for and became editor of two local California newspapers. The original novel, Advise and Consent, is one of the high points of 20th Century literature, #1 New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner. Product Details About the Author Allen Drury is a master of political fiction, 1 New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner, best known for the landmark novel ADVISE AND CONSENT. This boxed set contains all six bestselling novels in Allen Drury’s Advise and Consent series, a masterwork of politics and human nature that spanned sixteen years of the author’s career.
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