New York: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd

New York: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd

Winner of the David J. Langum, Sr., Prize in American Historical Fiction
 
Named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post and "Required Reading" by the New York Post

Edward Rutherfurd celebrates America's greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga, weaving together tales of families rich and poor, native-born and immigrant--a cast of fictional and true characters whose fates rise and fall and rise again with the city's fortunes. From this intimate perspective we see New York's humble beginnings as a tiny Indian fishing village, the arrival of Dutch and British merchants, the Revolutionary War, the emergence of the city as a great trading and financial center, the convulsions of the Civil War, the excesses of the Gilded Age, the explosion of immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the trials of World War II, the near demise of New York in the 1970s and its roaring rebirth in the 1990s, and the attack on the World Trade Center. A stirring mix of battle, romance, family struggles, and personal triumphs, New York: The Novel gloriously captures the search for freedom and opportunity at the heart of our nation's history.

Edward Rutherfurd is one of the most well-known historical fiction authors. He was born in Salisbury, England, was baptized in the Cathedral of Salisbury, and spent his youth in Salisbury Close. He attended Cambridge University and Stanford University in California for his education. Sarum, Russka, and London are just a few of his best-selling novels.

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ISBN 13	9780345497420
ISBN 10	0345497422
Title	New York: The Novel
Author	Edward Rutherfurd
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2010-09-21
Number of pages	880
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