Between two worlds / Upton Sinclair ; cover design by Kat JK Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968, author.

Contributor:

Lee, Kat JK, cover designer.

Series:

Lanny Budd Novels

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History, Modern--20th century--Fiction.

History, Modern.

History, Modern--Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (637 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Open Road Integrated Media, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The second novel in the Pulitzer Prize-winning historical fiction series takes Lanny Budd through the 1920s, from the rise of fascism to the crash on Wall Street. "Sinclair's historical acumen and his calculations about powerful institutions-government, press, corporations, oil cartels and lobbyists-remain remarkably shrewd and often prescient." - The New York Times The First World War brought an abrupt end to Lanny Budd's idyllic youth. Now, in the wake of the Treaty of Versailles, he barely recognizes the beloved Europe of his boyhood. At the start of his career as an international art dealer, Lanny travels to Italy and witnesses the brutal charisma of Fascist leader Benito Mussolini. Meanwhile, in Germany, the failed Beer Hall Putsch led by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party strikes an ominous note foreshadowing the devastation to come. After two star-crossed love affairs, Lanny marries a wealthy heiress and chooses the United States with its booming economy as their home. But neither he nor those he loves can predict the financial disaster that will bring a decade of prosperity to an abrupt close. Between Two Worlds brings one of the most fascinating and tumultuous decades of the twentieth century to thrilling life. A spellbinding mix of history, adventure, and romance, the Lanny Budd Novels are a testament to the breathtaking scope of Upton Sinclair's vision and his singular talents as a storyteller. Praise for the Lanny Budd Novels "Few works of fiction are more fun to read; fewer still make history half as clear, or as human." - Time "When people ask me what has happened in my long lifetime, I do not refer them to the newspaper files and to the authorities, but to [Upton Sinclair's] novels." -George Bernard Shaw "A great and well-balanced design... I think it the completest and most faithful portrait of that period that has been done or will likely be done." -H. G. Wells

Contents:

Title Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Book One: We Are the Music-Makers; 1 Peace Be within Thy Walls; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; 2 Kennst Du das Land?; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; 3 Double, Double Toil and Trouble; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; 4 A Young Man's Fancy; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; 5 Weep for the World's Wrong; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; Book Two: Someone Whom I Could Court; 6 A Sweet Unrest; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; 7 Sweet, Sweet, O Pan!; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI

XII8 With No Great Change of Manner; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; 9 Consider the Lilies; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; 10 From Precedent to Precedent; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; Book Three: The Staircase of History; 11 Woe to the Conquered; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; 12 The Best-Laid Schemes; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; 13 The World's Mine Oyster; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; 14 Blood of the Martyrs; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; 15 Roman Holiday; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX

XXI; XII; XIII; Book Four: Money Grows on Trees; 16 Contend for Homer Dead; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; 17 Merchants of Beauty; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; 18 Into This Wild Abyss; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; 19 Broad Is the Way; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; 20 Roma Beata; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; XIII; 21 The Course of True Love; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; Book Five: The Valley of the Shadow; 22 How Happy Is He Born; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; 23 And Both Were Young; I; II; III

IVV; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; 24 To Madness Near Allied; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; 25 Backward into Shadow; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; Book Six: Some Sweet Oblivious Antidote; 26 Pride and Prejudice; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; 27 Neue Liebe, Neues Leben; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; XIII; XIV; 28 Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; 29 Let Joy Be Unconfined; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; XIII; 30 Birds of Passage; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII

Book Seven: The Paths of Glory31 God's Opportunity; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; 32 In That Fierce Light; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; XIII; 33 Uneasy Lies the Head; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; XII; 34 To Him Who Hath; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; 35 Whom God Hath Joined; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; Book Eight: Lead But to the Grave; 36 Prince Consort; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; 37 Café Society; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; 38 Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 4, 2016).

ISBN:

9781504026468

1504026462

OCLC:

932017173