Author

Publication

2011 - McSweeney's Books, San Francisco, California

Language

English

Word Count

238,750 words, Guess

Page Count

955 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781936365180
  • Open LibraryOL25011874M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3569.A95 M66 2011
  • LCCPS3569.A95M66 2011

Description

"In 1897, gold has been discovered in the Yukon. New York is under the sway of Hearst and Pulitzer. And in a few months, an American battleship will explode in a Cuban harbor, plunging the U.S. into war. This is the story of that extraordinary moment: the turn of the twentieth century, as seen by one of our greatest storytellers of all time...'A Moment in the Sun' takes the whole era in its sights--from the white-racist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina to the bloody dawn of U.S. interventionism overseas. Beginning with Hod Brackenridge searching for his fortune in the North, and hurtling forward across five years and half a dozen countries...this is a story as big as its subject: history rediscovered through the lives of the people who made it happen."--P. [4] of cover.

Subjects

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!