Vidal Gore — Eighteen Seventy [3]

VIDAL IS SUPERB … he writes so well that you find yourself holding your breath over something that is a foregone conclusion … Vidal’s talent makes the bloated corrupters of Washington live in a way history books don’t … The performance is flawless! — Vidal Gore, Eighteen Seventy, 3

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The passage captures the impactful quality of Vidal’s writing, eliciting an emotional response from the reader.