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OverviewThey came by boat from a starving land—and by the Underground Railroad from Southern chains—seeking refuge in a crowded, filthy corner of hell at the bottom of a great metropolis. But in the terrible July of 1863, the poor and desperate of Paradise Alley would face a new catastrophe—as flames from the war that was tearing America in two reached out to set their city on fire. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kevin BakerPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: HarperCollins Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.564kg ISBN: 9780060875954ISBN 10: 006087595 Pages: 704 Publication Date: 03 January 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsExtraordinary....Baker achieves a hallucinatory realism packed with sensory detail. --Los Angeles Times Book Review Extraordinary....Baker achieves a hallucinatory realism packed with sensory detail, demonstrating why historical fiction is able to trump conventional historiography. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review [An] extraordinary talent....Kevin Baker is quickly altering the landscape of American historical fiction. --Christian Science Monitor Author InformationKEVIN BAKER is the author of the bestselling novel DREAMLAND, picked by the Christian Science Monitor as one of the 10 Best Books of 1999 and PARADISE ALLEY, an extended NYT Bestseller which was selected for the Today Show Book Club by Frank McCourt. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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