F. Marion Crawford 
An American Politician (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

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An American Politician, Crawford drew on his time in Boston to create this compelling story of politics in the city of Boston. The protagonist, John Harrington, is an idealist who wants to rid America of protectionism to create a global economy. But will his morals keep him from winning a senate seat in these times where money and politics go hand in hand?

About the author

Francis Marion Crawford (1854–1909) was an American novelist who set many of his works in Italy, the country of his birth, where he resettled as an adult. He combined realism and romanticism, and thought of the novel as ‘a marketable commodity.’ Crawford is also noted for his classic weird stories of fantasy. In the town of Sant’ Agnello di Sorrento, where he died, a street is named after him.