The Lieutenant-Governor: A Novel

By Guy Wetmore Carryl

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In a world of political drama where ideals clash, a young Lieutenant-Governor must decide whether to stay true to himself or fall in line with a corrupt system as a labor strike threatens to tear the state apart.

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Literature Fiction

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2009-11-10

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Summary

"The Lieutenant-Governor: A Novel" by Guy Wetmore Carryl is a story set in the world of politics during the early 1900s. We're taken into the lives of Lieutenant-Governor John Hamilton Barclay and Governor Elijah Abbott, two men stuck in a web of suspicion and opposite ideas. The story unfolds in the offices of the Governor and the Lieutenant-Governor, in a state named Alleghenia, showing the growing tension between these two figures. Barclay, an idealist, feels helpless and let down as he faces Abbott's corrupt ways. A conflict is brewing with a man named Peter Rathbawne and his dismissed workers, and a strike appears to be imminent. The story looks at themes of power, political change, and what people believe in. Barclay is conflicted between his duty and staying loyal to the ideals of reform, leading us to think about hard choices to be made in the political arena.