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Emperor of America

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Emperor of America is a novel by Richard Condon published in 1990. It is a satire about an "Imperial Presidency", poking fun at Ronald Reagan.

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Emperor of America
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AuthorRichard Condon
LanguageEnglish
GenreSatirical novel
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication dateJanuary 1990
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN0-671-68643-7 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC20393160
Dewey Decimal813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3553.O487 E47 1990
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A nuclear device explodes in Washington and destroys the White House. The Royalist Party and the National Rifle Association of America are nominally those responsible but Condon's target is Reaganism and its legacy, embodied in the character of an Army colonel, Caesare Appleton, who becomes Emperor Caesare I.

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