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The Candidate

Joseph Alexander Altsheler

The Candidate

Paper book: €35.99

Digital: €7.99

Original publication
1905
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
916
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Economics, Crime and Thriller
Moods
Get ahead in life, Solve a mystery
Translated from
English

Book summary

In this American novel from 1905, Jimmy Grayson, an almost unknown young lawyer from the West, is unexpectedly chosen as his party's candidate for President of the United States. Harley, a reporter for a New York newspaper, follows his campaign aboard a special train, and falls for Sylvia, the candidate's niece, an independent young woman from Idaho.

But powerful financiers in the party want Grayson to keep quiet about tariffs. A lively account of what goes on behind the scenes of an election campaign, and of the price of honesty in politics.

Its dialogue and travel scenes are easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

شابٌّ مجهول يترشّح للرئاسة. في الولايات المتحدة، يختار حزبٌ مرشّحه للرئاسة على نحو مفاجئ: جيمي غرايسون، محامٍ شاب من الغرب.

The world of the book

حملة انتخابية في القطار. نحو عام 1900 لا يوجد راديو ولا تلفزيون. ولكي يعرفه الناس، يجوب المرشّح للرئاسة الولايات المتحدة بالقطار ويخطب في كل محطة، أحيانًا ثماني مرات في اليوم. وفي سهول الغرب الواسعة، يقطع رعاة البقر…

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