This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral--Plus Plenty of Valet Parking!--in America's Gilded Capital
Mark Leibovich turns his attention to Washington, D.C., exploring the city’s political culture through the worlds of two parties, public ceremony, and private privilege. Framed with wit and social observation, This Town presents America’s capital as a place where government, status, and spectacle constantly intersect.
About This Book
This Town examines Washington, D.C., through the contrast suggested by its subtitle: two parties, a funeral, and plenty of valet parking.
Mark Leibovich presents a nonfiction account centered on America’s capital and the political world associated with it.
The title points to themes of power, party politics, ceremony, wealth, and the social culture surrounding public life.
With an observational and satirical framing, the book offers a portrait of Washington as both a seat of government and a distinctive social environment.
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