Vidal Gore — Eighteen Seventy [3262]

Although I have a deep mistrust of writers who produce trilogies (tetralogists are beyond the pale), I have done exactly that. Burr, 1876 and Washington, D.C. record, in sequence, the history of the United States from the Revolution to—well, the beginning of Camelot. Certain characters from Burr reappear in 1876 while Washington, D.C. records the doings of, among others, the son and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. William Sanford. — Vidal Gore, Eighteen Seventy, 3262

Note

The metaphorical reference to trilogies and ‘Camelot’ evokes a sense of grandeur and historic significance, reflecting on the author’s intention to create a narrative arc that encompasses significant American history.