Bibliograph

All the king's men., Robert Penn Warren

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All the king's men., Robert Penn Warren

Language

eng

resource.accompanyingMatter

technical information on music

Intended audience

1060, Lexile

Main title

All the king's men.

resource.readingGradeLevel

Text Difficulty 6 - Text Difficulty 9

Responsibility statement

Robert Penn Warren

Summary

This landmark book is a loosely fictionalized account of Governor Huey Long of Louisiana, one of the nation's most astounding politicians. All the King's Men tells the story of Willie Stark, a southern-fried politician who builds support by appealing to the common man and playing dirty politics with the best of the back-room deal-makers. Though Stark quickly sheds his idealism, his right-hand man, Jack Burden-who narrates the story-retains it and proves to be a thorn in the new governor's side. Stark becomes a successful leader, but at a very high price, one that eventually costs him his life. The award-winning book is a play of politics, society and personal affairs, all wrapped in the cloak of history

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