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Democracy

Henry Adams

Democracy

Henry Adams

Step into the gilded, gaslit salons of Gilded Age Washington D.C. with Madeleine Lee, a sharp-witted, independently wealthy widow who, at thirty, has grown weary of society's superficiality. Seeking something more substantial, she plunges into the capital's political maelstrom, renting a house on Lafayette Square to observe the machinations of power firsthand. Madeleine's singular quest is to understand the soul of American democracy: is it a noble experiment or a descent into perdition? As she navigates a world of ambitious senators, cynical diplomats, and social climbers, her journey culminates in a marriage proposal from a powerful, morally ambiguous politician, forcing her to confront the intoxicating allure and corrupting potential of power.

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At age thirty, Madeleine Lee, a wealthy, wellborn widow, has tired of Gilded Age New York and its shallow society. She d...