Like-new condition - Appears unread. Price inside dustcover: $29.95. NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages. 512 pages. Illustrated with photos. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - In this hugely appealing book, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, acclaimedauthor and journalist Daniel Okrent weaves together themes of money, politics, art, architecture, business, and society to tell the story of the majestic suite of buildings that came to dominate the heart of midtown Manhattan and with it, for a time, the heart of the world. At the center of Okrent's riveting story are four remarkable individuals—tycoon John D. Rockefeller, his ambitious son Nelson Rockefeller, real estate genius John R. Todd, and visionary skyscraper architect Raymond Hood. In the tradition of David McCullough's The Great Bridge, Ron Chernow's Titan, and Robert Caro's The Power Broker, Great Fortune is a stunning tribute to an American landmark that captures the heart and spirit of New York at its apotheosis. of art. (The New York Observer) story of how New York's acropolis came to be. (The Smithsonian)

1st Printing. 8vo over 7.75 - 9.75'' tall Nice Tight Clean copy ! Two small tears on upper jacket spine. 272 pages. 8718

Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 5/9/2003 11/2/2003 10:19:54 PM 1