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Gore Vidal draws parallels between the United States of 1876 and 1976.

BROADCAST: Mar. 18, 1976 | DURATION: 00:48:38

Synopsis

Writer Gore Vidal discusses his novel, 1876, and how the political corruption and social atmosphere of the times inspired its plot. Vidal reads several excerpts from the book.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

Details

Broadcast Date
Mar. 18, 1976

Duration
48 minutes, 38 seconds

Topics

Literature American History & Politics WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012---Interviews Vidal, Gore. 1876. Authors, American--20th century--Interviews United States--History--Fiction.--1865-1898 Audiotapes. Radio programs. Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012,-- interviewee Panic of 1873 Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836--Fiction. Capitalism--United States. Grant,Ulysses S., 1852-1929 Whiskey Ring Government corruption Samuel J. Tilden Reconstruction (1865-1877) Rutherford B. Hayes Mexican-American War American Civil War, 1861-1865

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