{"product_id":"the-last-empire-essays-1992-2000-9780375726392","title":"The Last Empire: Essays 1992-2000","description":"Like his National Book Award--winning \u003ci\u003eUnited States, \u003c\/i\u003eGore Vidal's scintillating ninth collection, \u003cb\u003eThe Last Empire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eaffirms his reputation as our most provocative critic and observer of the modern American scene. In the essays collected here, Vidal brings his keen intellect, experience, and razor-edged wit to bear on an astonishing range of subjects. From his celebrated profiles of Clare Boothe Luce and Charles Lindbergh and his controversial essay about the Bill of Rights-which sparked an extended correspondence with convicted Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh-to his provocative analyses of literary icons such as John Updike and Mark Twain and his trenchant observations about terrorism, civil liberties, the CIA, Al Gore, Tony Blair, and the Clintons, Vidal weaves a rich tapestry of personal anecdote, critical insight, and historical detail. Written between the first presidential campaign of Bill Clinton and the electoral crisis of 2000, \u003cb\u003eThe Last Empire\u003c\/b\u003e is a sweeping coda to the last century's conflicted vision of the American dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375726392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.21w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/09\/2002 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2003 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gore Vidal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43705047515317,"sku":"9780375726392","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_70b354f1-0c58-4a12-b4ff-9b608ed2f6eb.jpg?v=1709653493","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-empire-essays-1992-2000-9780375726392","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}