Dreamland A Novel
Dreamland A Novel by Kevin Baker, published by HarperCollins on October 1, 2002, is a historical fiction work that immerses readers in the vibrant and tumultuous landscape of early twentieth-century New York City. Spanning 672 pages, this novel captures the lives of a diverse cast of characters, including gangsters, laborers, politicians, and reformers, as they navigate the complexities of a city filled with promise and peril.
Readers will find an intricate tapestry of stories that explore themes of love, revenge, and tragedy against the backdrop of a dazzling urban environment. The narrative weaves together the experiences of newcomers drawn to America, highlighting the challenges and aspirations that define their lives. With its rich historical context, Dreamland offers a compelling glimpse into the multifaceted nature of life in the United States during this dynamic period.
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In a stunning work of imagination and memory, author Kevin Baker brings to mesmerizing life a vibrant, colorful, thrilling, and dangerous New York City in the earliest years of the twentieth century. A novel breathtaking in its scope and ambition, it is the epic saga of newcomers drawn to the promise of America?gangsters and laborers, hucksters and politicians, radicals, reformers, murderers, and sideshow oddities?whose stories of love, revenge, and tragedy interweave and shine in the artificial electric dazzle of a wondrous place called Dreamland.
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