description: The American is a novel which tells the story of John Peter Atgeld of Illinois, a latter-day Lincoln, who sacrificed money, health &amp; political power to become the champion of democracy &amp; the foe of greed &amp; corruption. Here's the story of his farm boyhood, of his Civil War experiences in the Army, &amp; of his masterful struggles to become a successful lawyer &amp; politician. But it's then that his real story begins &amp; that he emerges as the last indigenous American hero, for, as Illinois Governor, he pardoned the convicted Haymarket anarchists &amp; touched off an epochal struggle between the forces of democracy &amp; the powers-that-be.
language: English
title: The American: A Middle Western Legend
titlecomplete: The American: A Middle Western Legend
genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 109
publisher: Ace