Jack Gance
A Literature, Literary Fiction, Politics book. It made me want to visit Chicago (not hard) even more, as well as be...
A young pollster named Jack Gance becomes a savvy Washington political insider and eventually a U.S. senator - but not without paying the usual dues, which turns out to be a dirty business. Gance wastes his love on married women, but ultimately learns who his true mistress is: "I had arrived an apprentice from Chicago, but Washington had taken care of that. It was a great city. . . . It gave and gave and gave and gave and expected nothing in return but loyalty."
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 288 pages
- ISBN: 9780395856024 / 395856027
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It made me want to visit Chicago (not hard) even more, as well as be more engaged in politics. You know, something beyond simply complaining about our elected officials.p.s. Thank you to Nancy Pearl's Book Lust for turning me onto this author. Listed as one of the Washington Post's "The Fix" best fictional works on Washington DC, Ward Just's Jack Gance certainly has its moments. The book's eponymous protagonist is first seen as a young man vacationing on the lakes near Chicago. Rising through the ranks of Chicago politics, he eventually goes to Washington, DC. Jack Gance... jack gance by ward just, the 1st story i will read from this writer...looks like he has a few titles...dating from 1970 to 1997...this one is from 1989...he has two non-fiction titles, too...dedicated to sarah...has a preface to the 1997 edition...my copy...family of newspaper reporters, sounds like....papers cost 3-cents...'this was...
