Oh, and by the way, anybody who, in 1966, was impatient about the rate of improvement of civil rights for blacks was just unrealistic and probably anti-American. and a cynical attack on American prestige and cultural values is underway. Basically, all liberals are wrong-headed they are gullible, deluded and/or phonies.The action moves mostly from Washington down to New York City, to take us inside the workings of the U.N.

I don't say this just because I disagree with those politics, but because Drury's outlook is so weighted. But in this sequel, which follows many of the same characters as the first, Drury's political views get full play, to the detriment of the book. Drury's right-wing politics poked through a little, but mostly he concentrated on the story line and characters, and the book was (and I think still is) well worth reading. The first was an in-depth look at the workings of the Senate and the presidency.

This is Drury's 1966 follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Advise and Consent. “Drury’s stories are detailed and compelling portraits of the machinery of government as relevant today as when they were first published.” - HuffPost Read more Here is another contemporary-and beyond-novel dealing with the chitchat as well as the more profound thoughts on issues that are with us-yesterday, today, tomorrow.” - Kirkus Reviews “The market that found Advise and Consent enormously readable will take this in stride. There are hardly any bystanders in his dramatis personae.” - The New York Times He has a remarkable skill for keeping not only his characters but also his readers in dramatic turmoil.

“On every page you hear the drums of jeopardy. Praise for Allen Drury and A Shade of Difference Allen Drury paints a vivid and laser-accurate portrait of Washington and international politics, from top secret conferences, to elite cocktail parties, club luncheon rooms, and the private offices of the key players in government. A cascade of events begun in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations could lead to the weakening of the United States, the loss of the Panama Canal, and a possible civil war. International tensions rise as ambassadors and politicians scheme, using the independence of a small African nation as the focal point for hidden agendas. Racial tensions threaten to sink the US in this sequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning Advise and Consent from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author.įrom Allen Drury, the twentieth-century grand master of political fiction, comes a novel of the United Nations and the racial friction that could spark a worldwide powder keg.

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