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City of promise a novel of New York's Gilded Age

In the years following the Civil War, as Manhattan experiences a surge in prosperity, Joshua Turner aspires to become a real-estate titan while Mollie Brannigan, raised by her aunt in a bordello, sees her life change after a chance encounter with Joshua in Macy's.

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Main Author: Swerling, Beverly
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.
Edition:1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Series:City series
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1865-1898 > Fiction.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction.
Historical fiction > New York.
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Summary:In the years following the Civil War, as Manhattan experiences a surge in prosperity, Joshua Turner aspires to become a real-estate titan while Mollie Brannigan, raised by her aunt in a bordello, sees her life change after a chance encounter with Joshua in Macy's.
Item Description:Sequel to: City of God.
Physical Description:422 p. : map ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9781439136942 (hbk.)
1439136947 (hbk.)
Author Notes:Beverly Swerling is a writer, consultant, & avid amateur historian. She lives in New York City with her husband.

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