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Fellow Travelers follows former Fordham student Timothy Laughlin as he enters the world of Washington, D.C.’s political and diplomatic elite in the early 1950s. Driven by his faith and determination to fight Communism, Tim becomes involved with State Department official Hawkins Fuller, leading to both a career and a complex romantic affair. As Senator Joseph McCarthy’s investigations intensify, focusing on alleged "sexual subversives," Tim and Fuller must balance their private lives with the dangerous political climate of the Senate, the Washington Evening Star, and NATO’s operations in Europe. The novel shifts between the Senate Office Building, Foggy Bottom, and parliamentary front lines, offering a blend of political drama, humor, and personal conflict.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Thomas Mallon
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