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- catalog abstract ""From his Washington childhood, a world of high political and social connections and domestic turmoil, to his Exeter education and U.S. Army experiences; from his Hollywood and television career to his literary life as a novelist, playwright, and essayist; from his friendships and feuds with Tennessee Williams, Anais Nin, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and William Buckley to his exploration of homosexuality and celebration of bisexuality; from his cool satirical analyses of "the rich, the famous and the powerful" to his projection of himself onto the national stage of television talk shows and political ambition, Gore Vidal has been both participant in and spectator at the centers of American power."--BOOK JACKET. "Fred Kaplan enjoyed complete access to Vidal's papers, letters, and private photographs, as well as television and newsreel footage, but was guaranteed a free hand by Vidal to write as he saw fit."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11271324.
- catalog coverage "United States New York New York.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""From his Washington childhood, a world of high political and social connections and domestic turmoil, to his Exeter education and U.S. Army experiences; from his Hollywood and television career to his literary life as a novelist, playwright, and essayist; from his friendships and feuds with Tennessee Williams, Anais Nin, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and William Buckley to his exploration of homosexuality and celebration of bisexuality; from his cool satirical analyses of "the rich, the famous and the powerful" to his projection of himself onto the national stage of television talk shows and political ambition, Gore Vidal has been both participant in and spectator at the centers of American power."--BOOK JACKET. "Fred Kaplan enjoyed complete access to Vidal's papers, letters, and private photographs, as well as television and newsreel footage, but was guaranteed a free hand by Vidal to write as he saw fit."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Prelude -- Origins, 1776-1925 -- A Washington Childhood, 1925-1939 -- First Flight, 1935-1939 -- Brave New World, 1939-1941 -- Proudly Unfurled, 1941-1943 -- A Border Lord, 1943-1946 -- Two Eagles, 1946-1947 -- The Golden Age, 1947-1948 -- Byron Without Greece, 1948-1950 -- A Room of His Own, 1950-1955 -- Intolerable Absences, 1955-1957 -- Open and Shut, 1957-1960 -- Something to Say, 1960-1963 -- Delphi, 1963-1966 -- Trapped in a Nightmare, 1965-1968 -- From Chicago to Ravello, 1969-1972 -- The View from La Rondinaia, 1972-1978 -- The Same Sinking Boat, 1978-1986 -- Scenes from Later Life, 1987-1996.".
- catalog extent "xi, 850 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Gore Vidal.".
- catalog identifier "0385477031".
- catalog isFormatOf "Gore Vidal.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Doubleday,".
- catalog relation "Gore Vidal.".
- catalog spatial "United States New York New York.".
- catalog subject "818/.5409 B 21".
- catalog subject "Authors, American 20th century Biography.".
- catalog subject "PS3543.I26 Z73 1999".
- catalog subject "Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prelude -- Origins, 1776-1925 -- A Washington Childhood, 1925-1939 -- First Flight, 1935-1939 -- Brave New World, 1939-1941 -- Proudly Unfurled, 1941-1943 -- A Border Lord, 1943-1946 -- Two Eagles, 1946-1947 -- The Golden Age, 1947-1948 -- Byron Without Greece, 1948-1950 -- A Room of His Own, 1950-1955 -- Intolerable Absences, 1955-1957 -- Open and Shut, 1957-1960 -- Something to Say, 1960-1963 -- Delphi, 1963-1966 -- Trapped in a Nightmare, 1965-1968 -- From Chicago to Ravello, 1969-1972 -- The View from La Rondinaia, 1972-1978 -- The Same Sinking Boat, 1978-1986 -- Scenes from Later Life, 1987-1996.".
- catalog title "Gore Vidal : a biography / by Fred Kaplan.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".