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- The Man by Irving Wallace is my dad’s recommendation. The by line of the book said, ” You are cordially invited to the Impeachment Trial of America’s First Black President” I was hooked and by the end of the book,was totally floored.
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Read information about the author Irving Wallace was an American bestselling author and screenwriter. His extensively researched books included such page-turners as The Chapman Report (1960), about human sexuality; The Prize (1962), a fictional behind-the-scenes account of the Nobel Prizes; The Man, about a black man becoming president of the U.S. In the 1960s; and The Word (1972), about the.
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The time is 1964. The place is the Cabinet Room of the Where House. An unexpected accident and the law of succession have just made Douglass Dilman the first black President of the United States.
This is the theme of what was surely one of the most provocative novels of the 1960s. It takes the reader into the storm center of the presidency, where Dilman, until now an almost..more
Published December 1st 1999 by I Books (first published January 1st 1964)
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I decided to read this book after learning of it when Colin Powell was thinking about running for President. Obtaining a copy proved to be a challenge in itself (this must have been before I was internet savvy), but after searching in a number of bookstores and libraries I finally found one in The Strand. With the book finally in my possession would it end up being worth my effort to obtain it? Fortunately it lived up to the hype. Now that Barack Obama is running for President this compelling no..more
Nov 10, 2009
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really liked it Shelves: 2009-reads, i-own, poltical-fiction, fiction
The Man by Irving Wallace is my dad’s recommendation. The by line of the book said, ” You are cordially invited to the Impeachment Trial of America’s First Black President” I was hooked and by the end of the book,was totally floored.
This book published in 1964 , talked about a black president and also a impeachment trial . Looks as if Wallace prophesied future , because a impeachment trial was held for a president 35 years later but for nearly same reasons as depicted in the book.
The book is ce..more
Dec 18, 2008Alie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
The novel is one of the finest novels I've ever read. It's about the first Afro-American who happened and/or accidentally became the president of the United States of America. Though, the novel was written almost five decades ago, its relevance is timeless. It's always true that liberty is the only thing you can not have, unless you are willing to give it to others. I hope Barack Obama read the novel.
The rascism continues today in the anti Obama media and books. There are still far too many Americans who have not left their bigotry behind them.
This book is from the 1970s. I read it the first time it was out. I just got the Readers Digest version and read it again. This book was quite well written and was not received well at all when it was released. The story is about a black man who becomes President of the US. All the people are against him and he has many problems with his presidency. It is a very good book and I hope that Obama has read it! I would recommend it so everyone.
Sep 18, 2018Russell Sanders rated it it was amazing
In the 1960s, when I first discovered the works of writer Irving Wallace, I was thoroughly entranced. But I also felt that he was one of those best-selling novelists who could tell a good story but would never be among the great authors, the literary giants. Oh, how wrong I was. Flash to over fifty years later, and I have re-read two of his works, The Word and The Man. I found The Word to be a painstakingly researched, very topical novel even after having been written so long ago. But The Man? I..more
On my visits to the library, I had noticed that there is a shelf that contains Irving Wallace books printed on coarse recycled paper. His wikipedia page gave me the impression that he wrote pulp fiction - sort of Sidney Sheldon or Harold Robbins.
In this book, a 'negro' (as the term has been used in those politically incorrect days) becomes the unelected President of the United States due to circumstances. I remember reading that both Obama (race) and Julia Gillard (gender, Australian PM) had to..more
Jun 19, 2010Theophilus (Theo) rated it really liked it
Way, way back, before Barack Obama, there was Douglas Dillman. An African American senator becomes president after several catastrophic events. What will the United States do? Takes place in the late sixties or early seventies. Militant black activists, Southern Dixiecrats, secret pacts within the American government, even secrets within his own family attempt to influence and even remove Douglas Dillman from the white house. Will he perservere? Will the American people accept an African America..more
May 26, 2012Amogh rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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What a difficult time I had getting this BOOK,it's out of print_which made me want it more!Finally,from Amazon.com!Reading a couple of other bks now_can't wait to get started on this one!
UPDATE! Completed this book_BUT wanted to read it all over again.probably will..yes it was that good.
The thing is for Irving Wallace to have such insight in '1964'(when published)to write about what an African-American was likely to face while serving as President_is amazing!
For it to be EXACTLY what current P..more
Jun 09, 2018Judy rated it really liked it
What an interesting book! It was #5 on the 1964 bestseller list and is an alternate history political novel.
The time is a bit in the future for 1964, post JFK and LBJ, when an unexpected accident kills the current fictional POTUS. The Vice President had died 10 days earlier of a massive coronary. The Speaker of the House died in the same accident that killed the President. So, according to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, the next in line for President was President Pro Tempore of the S..more
May 17, 2017Beverly rated it really liked it · review of another edition
The book was long and some of the legal snippets were more lengthy than what my attention span could hold onto, but I really enjoyed the book. Mr. Wallace was way before his time in writing such a forward thinking story.
Jan 02, 2013
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Recommended to Sheila by: myself
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Nov 14, 2008
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it was amazingRecommended to Laurie by: my dad
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I absolutely LOVED this book! I am not American and only had a vague idea of the race issues the country faced, and still does. However, I have always loved reading Irving Wallace from the time when I was a teenager and was introduced to the idea of reading fiction with his 'The Word'. It was the first 'adult novel' I ever read in my life and I was totally smitten with it. Since then, my love affair with this author has continued. I was surprised when I found 'The Man' at my library. I had never..more
Interesting premise, especially considering the era it was written in, but the overall style of the book is exceptionally dated. It reads like an Allen Drury-style Washington manners novel, with all the unrealistic and self-serving excessive dialogue and one-dimensional characters that implies. At about 750 pages, I had to fight myself not to quit between pp 200-350; the last 200 pages I skimmed dialogue looking for plot points. By the time I finished, closing the book brought on a feeling of re..more
What the author wrote some decades back, has come into reality in US. A black has become President. But the write was proved wrong in one way-Obama became President on his own and not by death of others above him.
However, the book is superbly written and especially the impeachment scenes were like a picture before the reader's eyes.
Nov 29, 2011Alex Mueck rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Way ahead of its time. Wallace does a great job detailing the political climate in the 1960's as America is accidentally gifted a black President. Powerful
Long before Obama, there was this black President. Great read!
Nov 30, 2008Lynnette Kunkle rated it really liked it
Ironically reading this just as the first black President was elected.
Interesting read. Its about the first African American president, but it was written years ago before anyone ever thought that it was a real possibility.
Very interesting read at this point in our history
Best book I ever read. I've read it four or five times and will read it again soon.
typical wallace novel.. read on a recommendation..wasn't disappointed
The story seems a bit dated now but makes some valid points such as indicated by the title itself.
I have not read the story completely, though I did read a major portion to try to pick up the direction and plot and points trying to be made by the author.
Jul 03, 2017Christine rated it it was amazing
it was very informative I'm glad I read it
May 17, 2019James rated it did not like it
I liked the premise. I liked that start..
And then it just kept going and going and going..
And the author clearly knows nothing about Andrew Johnson or Reconstruction. -1.5 for that..
Will be a big time favorite of mine!!!! Loved it
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Barack Obama in 1980s?????
Aug 22, 2013Mary Frances rated it it was ok
Ok, I really struggled with this book. I read it back when I was a kid, and remembered it fondly as the subject, a black man who becomes President, was fascinating to me. Newly available on Kindle and Audible, I chose the audio book with anticipation. All I can say is 'ouch'. OK, I have a rule not to judge an old book by today's social conventions, and I know that Wallace was trying to be enlightened and sensitive, but he made his protagonist so weak and frightened in the early parts of the book..more
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Irving Wallace was an American bestselling author and screenwriter. His extensively researched books included such page-turners as The Chapman Report (1960), about human sexuality; The Prize (1962), a fictional behind-the-scenes account of the Nobel Prizes; The Man, about a black man becoming president of the U.S. in the 1960s; and The Word (1972), about the discovery of a new gospel.
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The Man | Author | Irving Wallace |
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| Subject | United States -- Politics and government -- Fiction. |
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| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
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Publication date | 1964 |
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| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Softcover) |
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| Pages | 766 |
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| OCLC | 711242 |
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| 813.54 |
| LC Class | PZ4.W1875 Man PS3573.A426 |
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The Man is a 1964 novel by Irving Wallace that speculatively explores the socio-political consequences in U.S. society when a Black man becomes President of the United States. The novel's title derives from the contemporary — fifties, sixties, seventies — American slang English, 'The Man'.
Plot summary[edit]
The Man was written before the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. It depicts a political situation in which the office of Vice Presidency is vacant due to the incumbent's death. While overseas in Germany, the President and the Speaker of the House are in a freak accident; the President is killed, the Speaker of the House later dies in surgery. The Presidency then devolves onto Douglass Dilman, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, a black man earlier elected to that office in deference to his race. Dilman's presidency is challenged by white racists, black political activists, and an attempted assassination. Later, he is impeached on false charges for firing the United States Secretary of State. One of his children, who is 'passing' for white, is targeted and harassed. At the end of the book the protagonist - though having credibly dealt with considerable problems during his Presidency and gained some popularity - does not consider running for re-election.
Allusions and references to current history, geography, and science[edit]
The impeachment trial of President Douglass Dilman closely parallels[citation needed] that of President Andrew Johnson (at the time the only Presidential impeachment proceedings to reach the articles stage, before Richard Nixon in 1974 and Bill Clinton in 1998).
Commercial Reception[edit]
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The Man was a major commercial success: it spent 38 weeks (peaking at #2) on the New York Times best seller list.[1] It became the fifth-highest selling novel of the year.[2]
Film Adaptation[edit]
In 1972, the novel was adapted as a political drama screenplay by Rod Serling, directed by Joseph Sargent and featuring James Earl Jones as President Douglas Dilman.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^'Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1964'. Hawes.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^'20th-Century American Bestsellers 1960s'. University of Virginia. 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^'The Man'. Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved June 22, 2017.
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