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Metropolis|Elizabeth Gaffney

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Overview

On a freezing night in the middle of a New York winter, a young immigrant is suddenly awakened by a fire in P. T. Barnum's stable, where he works and sleeps, and soon finds himself at the center of a citywide arson investigation. Determined to clear his name and realize the dreams that inspired his hazardous voyage to America, he will change his identity many times, find himself mixed up with one of the city's toughest and most enterprising gangs, and fall in love with a smart, headstrong, and beautiful woman. Buffeted by the forces of fate, hate, luck, and passion, our hero struggles to build a life-and just to stay alive-on an epic journey that is at once unique and poignantly emblematic of the American experience.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780812970852
  • ISBN-10: 0812970853
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publish Date: February 2006
  • Dimensions: 8.08 x 5.26 x 1.08 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
  • Page Count: 496

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