"America was never innocent." Thus begins the Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy . It's James Ellroy's pop history of the 1960s, his window-peeper's view of government misconduct, his dirty trickster's take on the great events of an incendiary era. It's a tour de force of the American idiom, and an acknowledged masterpiece. American Tabloid gives us Jack Kennedy's ride, seen from an insider's perspective. We're there for the rigged 1960 election. We're there for the Bay of Pigs fiasco. We're the eyes and ears and souls of ...
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"America was never innocent." Thus begins the Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy . It's James Ellroy's pop history of the 1960s, his window-peeper's view of government misconduct, his dirty trickster's take on the great events of an incendiary era. It's a tour de force of the American idiom, and an acknowledged masterpiece. American Tabloid gives us Jack Kennedy's ride, seen from an insider's perspective. We're there for the rigged 1960 election. We're there for the Bay of Pigs fiasco. We're the eyes and ears and souls of three rogue cops who've signed on for the ride and come to see Jack as their betrayer. We're Jack's pimps and hatchet men, and we're there for that baroque slaying in Dallas. The Cold Six Thousand takes us from Dallas to Vietnam to Memphis to the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in L.A. We're rubbing shoulders with RFK and MLK, calamitous klansmen, noted mafiosi. We're forced to relive the American sixties--and we come away breathless. The first two books of the Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy revisit the most anarchic decade in our history. They are defined by their brutal linguistic flair and reckless panache.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. pp. 1176. Hardcover in Dust Jacket with mosty just minor reading wear; a bit of edge-wear to DJ; book is clean, unmarked. In stock. Ships from MN, USA. Heavy book; orders from outside the United States will require additional shipping charges.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Author James Ellroy in person. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 1176 p. Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics. Audience: General/trade. New (Pristine Condition) in a New (Pristine Condition) dust jacket; a tight, unread copy, opened only for signing. An Everyman's Library First Edition-First Printing. Signed and dated on the Title page by highly acclaimed Author James Ellroy in person during his book tour event in New York City on June 5, 2019. A photo of James during the event, and an event announcement will be included. Rest assure, this highly collectible Volume is very well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
