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The Candidate

Joseph Alexander Altsheler

The Candidate

Paper book: €54.99

Digital: €17.99

Original publication
1905
Bilingual edition
June 12, 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

An unknown young man runs for president. In the United States, a party makes a surprise choice for its presidential candidate: Jimmy Grayson, a young lawyer from the West.

The world of the book

An election campaign by train. Around 1900, there is no radio and no television. To make himself known, a presidential candidate crosses the United States by train and speaks at every station, sometimes eight times a…

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