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Cover of All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren
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All the King's Men

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Robert Penn Warren

The rise of a Southern populist governor is told by a close aide, in a study of power, corruption, and moral responsibility.

First publication
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace and Company
Original language
English
ISBN-10
0156012952
ISBN-13
9780156012959
ASIN
0156012952

Why was All the King's Men challenged?

All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren is in this catalog because a sourced record documents an at-risk action in United States in 1974. The novel was challenged in Dallas Independent School District high school libraries.

The catalog records the scope as school. That is not a claim that the book is banned everywhere, or that a failed complaint has the same force as a prohibition. Open the sources under Bans and restrictions. Unsourced rumors are omitted.

Readers who search “why was All the King's Men banned” should read the status label first. Banned, restricted, and at risk are defined on the methodology page and are not interchangeable.

Bans and restrictions

  1. At risk · School

    The novel was challenged in Dallas Independent School District high school libraries.

    School challenge documented by the ALA.

Other questions

Is All the King's Men banned?
In this catalog the primary documented status is “at risk” in United States, 1974. That is not a worldwide ban. Scope and sources are listed below.
Why was All the King's Men challenged?
The novel was challenged in Dallas Independent School District high school libraries.

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