← Hamilton BassoRelics and Angelsby Hamilton BassoFind on Amazon↗About the authorHamilton BassoHamilton Basso was a Louisiana journalist and novelist who wrote about Southern political corruption and social change with a liberal's indignation. The View from Pompey's Head is his most praised novel.More by Hamilton BassoBeauregardHistorical novel about Confederate general P. G. T. Beauregard's life and legacy→Courthouse Square→Days Before Lent→The View from Pompey's HeadNovel about man returning to his Southern hometown and confronting his past→