This is another old-fashioned and satisfying historical novel by Thomas Mallon, set in 1948 in Owosso, Michigan, during the presidential campaign between Thomas Dewey and Harry Truman. Mallon's skill is to make himself invisible as a writer, using an agreeable prose style that puts characterizations and plot to the fore. His modesty and craftsmanship are qualities too often missing in contemporary American literature.
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