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Narratives of Empire
The Narratives of Empire series is a heptalogy of historical novels by American writer Gore Vidal, published between 1967 and 2000, that chronicle the dawn-to-decadence history of the "American Empire"; the narratives weave the stories of two families with the personages and events of U.S. history. Despite the publisher's preference for the politically neutral series-title "American Chronicles", Vidal preferred the series title "Narratives of Empire". The seven novels can be read in either historical or publication order without losing narrative intelligibility.
Though Burr (1973) is the second book published in the series, it is first chronologically, taking place in 1775–1808, 1833–1836, and 1840. In the novel, set during the politically contentious era of the Jackson administration, an elderly and active Aaron Burr recounts his experiences of the Revolutionary War and America's Founding Fathers to a young law clerk secretly working for the press.
The novel includes Aaron Burr, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Dolley Madison, James Monroe, Alexander McDougall, Davy Crockett, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson, William Leggett, Helen Jewett, William Cullen Bryant, Samuel Swartwout, Jane McManus Storm, Edwin Forrest, and Washington Irving. Fictional characters include Charlie Schuyler, Carolina de Traxler, and William de la Touche Clancey.
Though published fourth, Lincoln (1984) is the second book in the series chronologically, taking place in 1861–1865, and 1867. In the novel, members of President Abraham Lincoln's government and household help to carry out his policy of preserving the Union through a dreadful and bloody civil war.
The novel includes Abraham Lincoln, John Hay, John Nicolay, Elihu Washburne, Mary Todd Lincoln, William Seward, Salmon P. Chase, David Herold, Mary Surratt, John Wilkes Booth, Kate Chase, and William Sprague. Fictional characters include William Sanford, Charlie Schuyler, Emma Schuyler d'Agrigente, and William de la Touche Clancey.
1876 (1976) is the third novel in the series, taking place from 1875–1877. In the novel, after 40 years abroad, an American writer returns to the US during the Reconstruction Era to find New York and Washington transformed by recession, extreme wealth and political corruption, all culminating in the theft of the 1876 United States presidential election.
The novel includes Samuel J. Tilden, Rutherford B. Hayes, James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, James A. Garfield, Mark Twain, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., Madame Restell, and Ward McAllister. Fictional characters include Charlie Schuyler, Emma Schuyler d'Agrigente, John Day Apgar, William Sanford, Denise Delacroix Sanford, and William de la Touche Clancey.
Though published fifth, Empire (1987) is the fourth book in the series chronologically, taking place from 1898–1907. In the novel, a circle of political intellectuals and enterprising newspaper editors learn of the power they wield as they push for and chronicle the growth of the American Empire at the turn of the 20th century.
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Narratives of Empire
The Narratives of Empire series is a heptalogy of historical novels by American writer Gore Vidal, published between 1967 and 2000, that chronicle the dawn-to-decadence history of the "American Empire"; the narratives weave the stories of two families with the personages and events of U.S. history. Despite the publisher's preference for the politically neutral series-title "American Chronicles", Vidal preferred the series title "Narratives of Empire". The seven novels can be read in either historical or publication order without losing narrative intelligibility.
Though Burr (1973) is the second book published in the series, it is first chronologically, taking place in 1775–1808, 1833–1836, and 1840. In the novel, set during the politically contentious era of the Jackson administration, an elderly and active Aaron Burr recounts his experiences of the Revolutionary War and America's Founding Fathers to a young law clerk secretly working for the press.
The novel includes Aaron Burr, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Dolley Madison, James Monroe, Alexander McDougall, Davy Crockett, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson, William Leggett, Helen Jewett, William Cullen Bryant, Samuel Swartwout, Jane McManus Storm, Edwin Forrest, and Washington Irving. Fictional characters include Charlie Schuyler, Carolina de Traxler, and William de la Touche Clancey.
Though published fourth, Lincoln (1984) is the second book in the series chronologically, taking place in 1861–1865, and 1867. In the novel, members of President Abraham Lincoln's government and household help to carry out his policy of preserving the Union through a dreadful and bloody civil war.
The novel includes Abraham Lincoln, John Hay, John Nicolay, Elihu Washburne, Mary Todd Lincoln, William Seward, Salmon P. Chase, David Herold, Mary Surratt, John Wilkes Booth, Kate Chase, and William Sprague. Fictional characters include William Sanford, Charlie Schuyler, Emma Schuyler d'Agrigente, and William de la Touche Clancey.
1876 (1976) is the third novel in the series, taking place from 1875–1877. In the novel, after 40 years abroad, an American writer returns to the US during the Reconstruction Era to find New York and Washington transformed by recession, extreme wealth and political corruption, all culminating in the theft of the 1876 United States presidential election.
The novel includes Samuel J. Tilden, Rutherford B. Hayes, James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, James A. Garfield, Mark Twain, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., Madame Restell, and Ward McAllister. Fictional characters include Charlie Schuyler, Emma Schuyler d'Agrigente, John Day Apgar, William Sanford, Denise Delacroix Sanford, and William de la Touche Clancey.
Though published fifth, Empire (1987) is the fourth book in the series chronologically, taking place from 1898–1907. In the novel, a circle of political intellectuals and enterprising newspaper editors learn of the power they wield as they push for and chronicle the growth of the American Empire at the turn of the 20th century.