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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

無名青年競選總統。在美國,一個政黨出人意料地選出總統候選人:來自西部的年輕律師吉米·格雷森。

The world of the book

搭火車的競選。1900年前後,還沒有廣播和電視。為了讓人認識自己,總統候選人搭火車橫越美國,在每個車站發表演說,有時一天八次。在西部大平原上,牛仔們騎馬跑上一百公里,只為聽他演講。一大群記者隨他同行。

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