''A Shade of Difference'' () is a 1962 political novel written by

Allen Drury Allen Stuart Drury (September 2, 1918 – September 2, 1998) was an American novelist. During World War II, he was a reporter in the Senate, closely observing Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, among others. He would convert ...

. It is the first

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to ''

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'', for which Drury was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960, and was followed in 1966 by '' Capable of Honor''. The novel focuses on the politics among delegations to the

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and the troubles that

Third World The term "Third World" arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact. The United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Western European nations and their allies represented the " First ...

nations cause the United States as it vies for political advantages against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, as well as racial tensions within the United States surrounding the integration of public schools in southern states. ''Advise and Consent'' and its sequels had been out of print for almost 15 years until WordFire Press reissued them in

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and

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format in 2014.

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* 1962 American novels American political novels Novels set during the Cold War Doubleday (publisher) books Novels by Allen Drury {{ColdWar-novel-stub