In The House of a Merchant Prince: A Novel of New York, power and family ambition collide in a bustling Gilded Age city. A behind-the-scenes world of finance, fashion, and fast-paced urban life shapes the fortunes and fates of a prominent trading house and those tied to it.
Set amid doorways, warehouses, and fashionable salons, the story follows Ottilie Harvey and her formidable relatives as they navigate wealth, duty, and romance. The novel blends street-level detail with high-society maneuvering, where a single decision can shift loyalties and reshape a family’s future.
- Meet a powerful merchant prince and his network of partners, clients, and rivals.
- Witness the planning and precision behind a winter social season that rules New York’s upper crust.
- See the pull between family obligation, personal desire, and the cost of ambition.
- Feel the texture of a city as it grows, with street life, fashion, and bold ambition interwoven.
Ideal for readers who enjoy historical fiction set in a vividly drawn late-19th-century New York, where business and romance walk side by side.
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Anbieter: Forgotten Books, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book introduces and explores the significant life and career of Rodman Harvey, a powerful New York merchant prince of the 19th century. The author presents a vivid portrait of Harvey's shrewd business dealings, his relentless ambition, and the complicated personal relationships within his family. Through the experiences of Harvey and those around him, this book examines the push and pull between ruthless ambition, familial duty, and social responsibility in the gilded age of American industrial expansion. This book illuminates a pivotal moment in American history and the challenges of balancing personal ambition with the needs and desires of those around us. 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 9781330852149_0
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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LW-9781330852149
Anbieter: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Vereinigtes Königreich
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LW-9781330852149
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Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 430 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 25862353/1
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