11 best political books of all time

Here, according to the staff at Politics & Prose, are 11 of the best political books of all time.

4. "Echo House," by Ward Just

This 1997 novel follows three generations in a family of well-connected Washingtonians, spanning a century (starting with World War I) of American politics. The story of the powerful Behl family and their interactions with a large cast of politicians, their spouses, reporters, lawyers, generals, and civil servants is dark but intelligent, compelling, and disturbingly true to life.  

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