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Synopsis
Hardcover, jacket and 2 pages letter from the publishers. 1986, First Edition, 1st printing. Franklin Watts. New York London.This historical novel is the second in Rowe's projected trilogy focusing on the DuPont munitions empire. 372 pages. 9.1 x 6 x 1.5 inches.The jacket is acceptable show some wear on edges, ligth soiled inside, out side, and tanning inside. The book show some brief change on coloration on cover, ligth stained on edges, doesn't affect the text. Otherwise: clean, tight, no notes or names inside. very good Book. (Please see all of the pictures and edition year.) Quick and safe shipping. M-45
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From Publishers Weekly
This historical novel is the second in Rowe's projected trilogy focusing on the duPont munitions empire. Actions begins in the 1840s with Henry duPont plotting against his brother for control of the gunpowder works. Michael Farrell, a Trinity-educated Irish immigrant, inadvertently runs afoul of duPont in a tavern fight, and over the next two decades their paths continue to cross. The unscrupulous duPont expands his empire by every possible means, while Farrell, a friend of duPont's nephew Lammot and an avid chemist, finds his career tied to the munitions giant. When Farrell marries the niece of one of duPont's powdermen, his personal life too begins falling under duPont's mantle. There is a vast panorama here, of person, place and event. We follow Farrell into action in the Mexican War, through an Anglo-French blockade in the Crimea, and during his Civil War service as a Union spy. Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis and Zachary Taylor make appearances, as do abolitionists, arsonists, Irish priests and scheming wives. Though this blend of fact and fiction is well researched, so much is covered that little justice is done to any of it. Rowe's straightforward plot and lucid writing keep confusion to a minimum, but this novel would be improved by more depth in a smaller surface.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
The second installment in the author's du Pont family trilogy, this describes the friendship and partnership of Lamont du Pont and Irish immigrant Michael Farrell, who join forces to wrest control of the du Pont munitions empire from its ruthless director, Henry du Pont, Lamont's uncle. U.S. historical background is threadbare, with years spanning major events such as the Civil War passing too quickly to seem plausible. Still, Rowe does a good job with the development of the munitions industry, tightly merging "real" and fictional characters to provide a fast-reading, often absorbing novel. Certainly readers of the first novel, Brandywine , will want this.Lydia Burruel Johnson, Mesa P.L., Ariz.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherRandom House Value Publishing
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0517032139
- ISBN 13 9780517032138
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages372
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