Written in the tradition of American political suspense thrillers such as "Fail-Safe" and "Seven Days In May," "Bearclaw" uses their idealistic and nationalistic elements to tell a story of an American President eager to lead the world's peoples in a quest to achieve man's "highest destiny," the conquest of space. Believing that this common goal will cause mankind to come together in a spirit of brotherhood, he misreads the historical purpose of the United States and, in the end, refuses to recognize the obvious truths of human frailty and ambition even though he has been victimized by them. The Introduction is a brief survey of the sociopolitical and literary forces which combined to create the American political suspense thriller and an attempt to define its place in the literary canon.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500777 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Elston, James C. (James Cary) |
| Contributors | Lee, James Ward, Mathews, Alice (Alice McWhirter), Simpkins, Scott, 1958- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xxv, 571 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Elston, James C. (James Cary), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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