The Rise of Gideon

<p>It is the early 1960s when journalism student Art James first meets Professor Gideon Pratt at a Midwestern university. When Art secures a reporter job after graduation Gideon summons him reveals that the university is harboring a Communist cell and asks Art to write a story about it. Art driven by his desire to earn accolades writes the article. But when Gideon's name is slashed from the story Art angrily resigns.</p><p>Years later Art lands a job with the New York Dispatch with help from Gideon who is busy defending an educational foundation from attacks by a little known organization the Cotterites. After Art reconnects with Gideon and his beautiful colleague/ love interest Jo Davis he discovers that feared anti-Communist Harry Cotter once wrote a thesis in praise of Communism-a fact that his former professor Silenus Stoddard eventually verifies. Many stories later that include an interview with Cotter himself Art learns that Cotter is planning a rally in Madison Square Garden. While Art falls for Jo an infuriated Gideon who blames Silenus for an embarrassing failure prepares to reveal his true self.</p><p>The Rise of Gideon shares the tale of a public relations guru and an ambitious New York reporter as they work together to expose a vicious society of extremists.</p>