The Great American Parade
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The Great American Parade is a political novel by Robert Burrows that achieved moderate success only after being described in a national newspaper as the worst novel ever published in the English language
Burrows, a retired University of Wisconsin English professor, self-published the book, his first novel, in a run of 2000 copies. Initial distribution was 400 copies.[2]
The book, which turns a jaundiced eye on George W. Bush's tax policies, centers around the conceit that the President calls all Americans to march in a great parade in Washington DC - in order of wealth, with the poorest citizens at the front and the richest in the rear. A cadre of idealistic college students ultimately foils the President's plans to turn America into a two-tier society.
The book attracted little notice until Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten described the novel as "...a wretchedly terrible product that shames the American publishing industry."[3] Since then, the novel has attracted a small following, being sold through print on demand technology.
[edit] References
- Burrows, Robert (2002). The Great American Parade (paperback), 1st. 0972357505.
- Burrows, Robert [2002] (2003). The Great American Parade, 2nd, 217.
