David Lockwin—The People’s Idol

At a glittering Prairie Avenue party, David Lockwin watches George Harpwood escort Esther Wandrell—then asks her to marry him and become a mother to his golden-haired foundling.

In late-nineteenth-century Chicago, private affections and public ambition jostle in the drawing rooms and ward headquarters of a city gearing up for a congressional race. Lockwin has won Esther’s heart, but his devotion to the little boy he adopted sits uneasily beside society’s expectations—and his growing popularity draws him into the rough business of politics. As committees, party bosses and rival Harpwood press their claims, Lockwin must decide what kind of man the voters are cheering for. Can the people’s idol keep faith with the people he loves?

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