Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Der Kandidat
Für wen es gedacht ist
Readers who love American history and election drama will enjoy it, as will anyone drawn to Western landscapes, train journeys, warm humor, loyal friendships, and a romance that grows in the middle of a great public contest.
Worum es in diesem Buch geht
The Candidate is a novel by Joseph A. Altsheler, who died in 1919. It follows a five month campaign for the American presidency, from a convention hall in early June to election night in November. The man at its center is Jimmy Grayson, a young Western lawyer nobody expected to be nominated. The story is seen through John Harley, a New York newspaper correspondent who joins the campaign train and stays to the end.
You travel with them by rail, carriage and horse across the plains and the Rocky Mountains. The book gives you speeches that hold crowds in a spell, small kindnesses that become turning points, and a quarrel inside the party that grows into a crisis. It also gives you a love story, set against an old promise that will not be easy to break.
The first key point opens on the night of the nomination, when Harley runs through the streets to bring Grayson the news before anyone else can.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A dark horse wins the nominationFree
- 2A simple man with a Western household
- 3The first speeches and the men behind the scenes
- 4King Plummer and the old promise
- 5The speech that holds a man in his place
- 6A night in a lonely house and a prairie wedding
- 7Heathcote, the valet and the stranger from the East
- 8Danger, a dead city and a declared love
- 9What the story is really about
Punkt 1 von 9
A dark horse wins the nomination
The story opens in a huge convention hall, where the voting has been scattered and aimless. Both parties have turned to the West, and the second party is looking for a Westerner of its own. A far-sighted old man from Grayson's state offers the name of James Madison Grayson, called Jimmy by his neighbors. He suggests it mildly, and that mildness keeps anyone from attacking it.
Grayson is young, tall and clean-shaven, with honest eyes and a gift for plain, graceful speech. He came to the convention only as a delegate, and he stayed in his hotel rooms with his wife as the custom required. At midnight the tide turns and the nomination becomes unanimous.
Harley, a correspondent just home from a war on the other side of the world, has felt this coming. He runs to the hotel, past a policeman who takes him for a thief, and brings the news himself. The committee arrives a few minutes later, and Harley watches Grayson rise to meet the weight of the moment.
Harley wires his editor to put him on the campaign, and the answer tells him to stay until election night. He has always looked eastward toward New York and Europe. Now he wonders whether the regions he thought lay in shadow have enough light after all.
That’s 1 of 9 key points.
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Questions about Der Kandidat
What is The Candidate by Joseph Altsheler about?
It follows Jimmy Grayson, a young Western lawyer nominated for President, through five months of campaigning, as seen by newspaper correspondent John Harley. It mixes speeches, rescues and party quarrels with a love story involving Grayson's niece Sylvia Morgan.
Who is John Harley in The Candidate?
Harley is a New York Gazette correspondent who has just returned from covering a war. He joins Grayson's train, grows into a trusted friend and adviser, and falls in love with Grayson's niece, Sylvia Morgan.
Who is King Plummer?
King Plummer is William Plummer, an Idaho rancher and mining millionaire whose political power in the mountain states earns him his nickname. He rescued Sylvia as a child and is engaged to marry her.
Is The Candidate based on a true story?
No, it is a novel written by Joseph Altsheler, who died in 1919. The characters and campaign are invented, though the book draws on the real habits of American presidential races, train tours and newspaper reporting.
Is The Candidate easy to read?
Yes, the style is clear and lively. Short chapters, vivid scenes, plenty of dialogue and a steady mix of humor, adventure and romance help the story move along at a pleasant pace.