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256 pages, Hardcover. First published January 1, 1965. Book details & editions. About the author. Niven Busch. 39 books1 follower. Novelist, screenwriter and producer, Niven Busch, was, as David Shipman says, "associated with some interesting films at the time when movies were movies".
Sound familiar? Even if political conniving and scheming is old hat by now, published in 1965, The Gentleman from California will interest readers seeking a fictionalized account of...
Nineteenth-century California aristocrat Ramon Escobar returns from Spain to discover that his native land is in the hands of corrupt politicians. The villains are aggressively forcing the old Californian families from their property, using a variety of legal but highly unethical maneuvers.
May 23, 2014 · Even if political conniving and scheming is old hat by now, published in 1965, The Gentleman from California will interest readers seeking a fictionalized account of U.S. politics, pre- and post- WW II, and the impact of ambition on the lives of those who rise to power.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. by Niven Busch ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 27, 1965. ...or The Faking of the President - 1972. The subtitle is ours, but it fits Actually, as an Advise and Consent reminder that the road to the White House is sometimes pretty dirty, the novel almost succeeds.
Native son returns from school in Spain to California in 1855 and finds corrupt politicians stealing land from old California families. He becomes a sort of Robin Hood in order to fight them.
A political novel of the future in which a ruthless California rightwinger and an Ivy League Democrat are opposing candidates in a 1972 presidential election.
