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3/03/2005

Vidal's ACW play

The previews and reviews are trickling in for the recent reading of Gore Vidal's new Civil War play:

The young Vidal read letters in the attic sent from family members in Atlanta when that city was under siege.

The people I cared about in this conflict -- my own ancestors -- aren't depicted in this journey.

Vidal chose to write about the Civil War because no such play exists. "The Civil War never ended. We never put a finish on it," he said. "It’s our Trojan War—the only thing that makes this country interesting."
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