← Hamilton BassoThe View from Pompey's Headby Hamilton BassoNovel about man returning to his Southern hometown and confronting his pastFind 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 BassoRelics and Angels→BeauregardHistorical novel about Confederate general P. G. T. Beauregard's life and legacy→Courthouse Square→Days Before Lent→