Looking for a piece of political fiction
May 8, 2006 5:12 PM Subscribe
PoliticalFictionFilter: Looking for a book from the 60s about an America gone very mad and how the good guys became worse than the bad guys to bring it down.
This is a long shot. The US has gone mad, building up an "ally" and then waging war on it. By the time of the story, they're up to World War 6, I think. The resistance operates by infiltrating the government and being absolutely the most brutal overlords to both wreck any efficiency and force the people to rise up simply to survive. At the end, the protagonist rides a train home incognito, ready to resume his life.
I'm almost certain it was published in the 60s, had a blurb from McGovern on the cover and a picture of man with his hands up and his face down in front of a red curtain. Anyone? Anyone? Thanks in advance.
This is a long shot. The US has gone mad, building up an "ally" and then waging war on it. By the time of the story, they're up to World War 6, I think. The resistance operates by infiltrating the government and being absolutely the most brutal overlords to both wreck any efficiency and force the people to rise up simply to survive. At the end, the protagonist rides a train home incognito, ready to resume his life.
I'm almost certain it was published in the 60s, had a blurb from McGovern on the cover and a picture of man with his hands up and his face down in front of a red curtain. Anyone? Anyone? Thanks in advance.
Response by poster: That's pretty much all I can remember. I've googled for this book off and on for about as long as there's been a google.
Well, I can remember a few other things but they're trivial. One ideologue in the government knows what they're up to and he has to be taken out. The book was mostly red, including the edges of the page. Possibly it came out in the early 70s and, on reflection, maybe the blurb was from Goldwater.
I'm never going to find this thing. :( Wish I had a clue what happened to my thrift store copy. It disappeared in a cross-country move 12 years ago.
If I ever find it, I'll let you two know.
posted by codswallop at 8:00 PM on May 9, 2006
Well, I can remember a few other things but they're trivial. One ideologue in the government knows what they're up to and he has to be taken out. The book was mostly red, including the edges of the page. Possibly it came out in the early 70s and, on reflection, maybe the blurb was from Goldwater.
I'm never going to find this thing. :( Wish I had a clue what happened to my thrift store copy. It disappeared in a cross-country move 12 years ago.
If I ever find it, I'll let you two know.
posted by codswallop at 8:00 PM on May 9, 2006
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Seconded. I tried to hunt around for this last night on google as well but couldn't find anything either. Are there any other details you can remember?
posted by clarahamster at 1:22 PM on May 9, 2006