WILLIWAW A Novel WILLIWAW A NOVEL By GORE VIDAL 1946 E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK Copyright, 1946, by E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. FIRST EDITION NO PART of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for inclusion in magazine or newspaper or radio broadcast. NO PART American Book—Stratford Press, Inc., New York For Nina Note: Williwaw is the Indian word for a big wind peculiar to the Aleutian islands and the Alaskan coast. It is a strong wind that sweeps suddenly down from the mountains toward the sea. The word williwaw, however, is now generally used to describe any big and sudden wind. It is in this last and more colloquial sense that I have used the term. Note G.V. All of the characters, all of the events and most of the places in this book are fictitious. WILLIWAW A Novel [11] Chapter One
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