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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

無名の若者が大統領候補に。アメリカで、ある政党が思いがけない人物を大統領候補に選ぶ。西部の若い弁護士ジミー・グレイソンだ。

The world of the book

列車で行く選挙戦。1900年ごろには、ラジオもテレビもない。名前を知ってもらうため、大統領候補は列車でアメリカを横断し、駅ごとに演説する。1日に8回のこともある。西部の大平原では、カウボーイたちが彼の話を聞くために馬で100キロもやって来る。大勢の記者が同じ列車で旅をする。

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