Homeland: The Crown Family Saga, 1890-1900
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- Synopsis
- A monumental American novel about one man’s rise from life as a penniless immigrant to the head of a family empire. In the tradition of great writers like Charles Dickens and John Steinbeck, John Jakes crafts a sweeping family drama. In late-nineteenth-century Chicago, the tragedies and triumphs of the Crowns illustrate the power of the American Dream. As immigrants to America, their turbulent story spans a decade marked by the vicious Pullman Strike, the birth of motion pictures, and the Spanish-American War. Against this backdrop of technological change, industrial-scale greed, and political corruption, the Crowns emerge a true dynasty and one of Jakes’s most fascinating families.
- Copyright:
- 1993
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 1,166 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780553564990
- Publisher:
- Bantam
- Date of Addition:
- 02/26/02
- Copyrighted By:
- John Jakes
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare.org Volunteer
- Proofread By:
- Brett Lewis
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
Reviews
1 out of 5
By Bookshare.org Volunteer on Jan 11, 2009
The book was fine reading until I discovered Chapters missing. Duplicate chapters. I'd read over 800 + pages and things started to unravel. I'm upset because I'd read that many pages. I put the book away.
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