447 pages
English language
Published Nov. 19, 1960 by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
447 pages
English language
Published Nov. 19, 1960 by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
The story is about Willie Stark, a slick politician of humble birth, who was based on real-life Huey Long, a Louisiana governor, but the real main character is Jack Burden, a reporter who serves to narrate the story and Stark's rise to power.