This 1873 novel, set in a fictional Minnesota town during a real-estate bubble, describes the carving up of the American frontier by the sharp speculators who helped to usher in the Gilded Age. The story of greed and deception is both timely and timeless.
A propos de l’auteur
Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) was an American novelist and historian. A pioneering regionalist and realist who is most closely identified with Indiana, his best-known novels include
The Hoosier School-Master (1871),
The End of the World (1872), and
The Circuit Rider (1874). His most notable histories are
Beginners of a Nation (1896) and
Transit of Civilization from England to America (1900).
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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 324 ● ISBN 9781411444942 ● Taille du fichier 0.3 MB ● Âge 99-17 ans ● Maison d’édition Barnes & Noble ● Publié 2011 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 5863211 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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