James Cheetham
Author
Pub. Date
19uu
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 36
Description
A novel about the corrupting nature of power that features Willie Stark, a well-intentioned, idealistic back-country lawyer unable to resist greed for power and lust for politics during his rise-and inevitable fall-as an American demagogue. Stark draws a cast of memorable characters into his flawed life, and together they move toward mutual destruction innocent of their doom, the genuine hallmark of tragedy.