Empire (Vidal novel)
LC Class PS3543.I26 E4 2000 | | |
| Preceded by | 1876 | |
|---|---|---|
| Followed by | Hollywood | |
Empire is the fourth
historical novel in the Narratives of Empire series by Gore Vidal
, published in 1987.
The novel concerns the
Henry Brooks Adams, Henry James, Secretary of State John Hay and President William McKinley. In this tome, the descendants of Charles Schuyler, the fictitious main character of Burr and 1876
, continue the American saga of empire building. Nevertheless, most of the characters in this novel are nonfiction and historic.