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Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center

By Daniel , Okrent

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Year
2004
ISBN
9781101666906, 9780670031696, 9780142001776, 1101666900
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
6 MB (6241476 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Architecture;Architecture--History--General;Archit

Description

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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