Great Fortune, The Epic Of Rockefeller Center
by Okrent, Daniel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
(New York): Viking Press, 2003. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo; pp; xiv, (ii), 512, index; illustrated with black and white photographs; blue cloth and black paper covered boards, lettered in gilt in a pictorial dust jacket;. In this hugely appealing book, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, acclaimed author and journalist Daniel Okrent weaves together themes of money, politics, art, architecture, business, and society to tell the story of the majestic suite of buildings that came to dominate the heart of midtown Manhattan and with it, for a time, the heart of the world. At the center of Okrent's riveting story are four remarkable individuals; tycoon John D. Rockefeller, his ambitious son Nelson Rockefeller, real estate genius John R. Todd, and visionary skyscraper architect Raymond Hood. In the tradition of David McCullough's The Great Bridge, Ron Chernow's Titan, and Robert Caro's The Power Broker, Great Fortune is a stunning tribute to an American landmark that captures the heart and spirit of New York at its apotheosis.
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- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19231
- Title
- Great Fortune, The Epic Of Rockefeller Center
- Author
- Okrent, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- (New York)
- Date Published
- 2003
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Austin's Antiquarian Books
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Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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