This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2007 by Thomas Mallon
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Mallon, Thomas, [1951–]
Fellow travelers / Thomas Mallon.
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1. Nineteen fifties—Fiction. 2. Washington (D.C.)—Fiction. 3. United States—Politics and government—1953–1961—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3563.A43157F45 2007 813'.54—dc22 2006024586
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