Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-193) and indexes
Vidal's life -- Celebrity -- America and its history: Gore Vidal's American chronicles, The growth of American empire, Masculinity and empire -- Politics: Vidal and America in the twenty-first century, Gore Vidal and "political correctness" -- Vidal as writer -- Sex: Gore Vidal and queer theory -- Hollywood -- Religion -- Gore Vidal's America
