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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

无名青年竞选总统。在美国,一个政党出人意料地选出了总统候选人:来自西部的年轻律师吉米·格雷森。

The world of the book

乘火车的竞选。1900年前后,还没有广播和电视。为了让人认识自己,总统候选人乘火车横穿美国,在每个车站发表演讲,有时一天八次。在西部大平原上,牛仔们骑马跑上一百公里,只为听他讲话。一大群记者随他同行。

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