The Dreyfus Affair by Peter Lefcourt
France, the first European power to recognize the United States, also became the first to recognize the Republic of Texas as an independent state. This is the story of the man who built the French Legation in Austin, Alphonse Dubois de Saligny, charge d'affaires to King Louis Philippe of France. Dubois de Saligny's perceptive and detailed observations and impressions give a unique portrait of Texas and Texians in the 1840s. Volume 1, Recognition, Rupture, and Reconciliation, contains government memoranda and correspondence from Dubois. Volume 2, Mission Miscarried, also contains reports from Viscount Jules de Cramayel, charge d'affaires ad interim while Dubois was on leave.
Peter Lefcourt is a refugee from the trenches of Hollywood, where he has distinguished himself as a writer and producer of film and television. Among his credits are Cagney and Lacey, for which he won an Emmy. In 1991 Lefcourt published The Deal, a cult favorite in Hollywood, was one of the ten books that John Gotti reportedly ordered from jail, and was adapted into a movie -- starring William H. Macy, Meg Ryan and LL Cool J -- that premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. He was, until recently, a co-executive producer on ABC's Desperate Housewives. Peter lives in Santa Monica Canyon. Purgatory Gardens is his eighth novel. Elmore Leonard, Dashiell Hammett, and Raymond Chandler are spreading the word in that celestial realm reserved for hard-boiled thriller writers. Peter Lefcourt's PURGATORY GARDENS is hilarious, touching, beautifully written, and engaging throughout. What's more, PURGATORY GARDENS is a hard-hitting but good-natured satire of just about everything that makes us Americans. Two thumbs up for this fine and very funny novel. --Howard Frank Mosher Wickedly clever and wildly entertaining, Purgatory Gardens is crime fiction raised to a high art. Murder, lust and intrigue have never been more engaging or more fun. I enjoyed every page. It simply doesn't get any better than this.
--Peter Quinn, author of Dry Bones
--Peter Quinn, author of Dry Bones
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| ISBN 13 | 9780679403449 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679403442 |
| Title | The Dreyfus Affair |
| Author | Peter Lefcourt |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1992-05-26 |
| Number of pages | 290 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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