Louisa Kirkbride (Classic Reprint): A Tale of New York: A Tale of New York (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Explore a vivid 19th‑century New York full of ambition, community, and moral questions. This sweeping fiction follows a diverse cast through festive streets, tense finance, and intimate family ties, painting a city where luck, law, and loyalty collide in dramatic ways.
Set against the bustle of immigrant neighborhoods and the glittering yet perilous world of Wall Street, the story blends neighborhood celebrations with high‑stakes schemes. It moves from joyful Christmas Mass to the electric currents of the stock market, where trust is tested and characters must decide where their loyalties lie. As plots unfold, readers glimpse how power, influence, and culture shape a city and its people.
The book invites readers to watch how personal courage, community bonds, and public morality intersect under pressure. The tension between wealth, reform, and survival drives a narrative that is at once intimate and expansive.
- Vivid, place-driven scenes of old New York life and its many communities.
- A combustible blend of family drama, political intrigue, and stock-market gambles.
- Distinctive characters navigating power, loyalty, and justice in a changing city.
- A story that weighs virtue and ambition against the pull of wealth and influence.
Ideal for readers who enjoy historical fiction with a strong sense of place and a moral center.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book, set in New York City during a harsh winter, follows the plight of the O'Byrne family, recently arrived Irish immigrants facing desperate poverty. Their fortunes change when a wealthy merchant allows them to occupy an abandoned shanty on his property. The story's background is the social and political turmoil of the city during the Civil War era, with widespread public corruption and economic stagnation. The author explores themes of immigration, poverty, and the struggle for survival, as well as the prejudices and divisions prevalent in American society. Through the contrasting characters of the O'Byrne family and their benefactor, the book delves into the complexities of human nature and the importance of compassion and understanding in overcoming adversity. This poignant tale sheds light on the challenges faced by immigrants and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of hardship. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780243303878_0
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Louisa Kirkbride: A Tale of New York (Classic Reprint)
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Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 548 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 28419747/2
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