Daniel Okrent

Great Fortune

The Epic of Rockefeller Center

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Produktbeschreibung

In this hugely appealing book, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, acclaimed author and journalist Daniel Okrent weaves together themes of money, politics, art, architecture, business, and society to tell the story of the majestic suite of buildings that came to dominate the heart of midtown Manhattan and with it, for a time, the heart of the world. At the center of Okrent's riveting story are four remarkable individuals: tycoon John D. Rockefeller, his ambitious son Nelson Rockefeller, real estate genius John R. Todd, and visionary skyscraper architect Raymond Hood. In the tradition of David McCullough's The Great Bridge, Ron Chernow's Titan, and Robert Caro's The Power Broker, Great Fortune is a stunning tribute to an American landmark that captures the heart and spirit of New York at its apotheosis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780142001776
• ISBN-10: 0142001775
• Artikelnr.: 22145404

Autorenporträt

Daniel Okrent is a prizewinning journalist, author, and television commentator. For many years he was a senior editorial executive at Time Inc. In 2003 he was appointed the first Public Editor of the New York Times .

Inhaltsangabe

A Note to the Reader
Prologue: May 21, 1928 and September 30, 1939
1. The Heart of This Great City
2. A Commonplace Person
3. These Properties Will Be Greatly Increased in Value
4. I Chose the Latter Course
5. Architecture Never Lies
6. Tears of Joy to a Small Business Man
7. I Like Having a Lot of People Against Me
8. A Genius
9. A Hundred Lawsuits
10. Let Owen Young Do It
11. Who Designed Rockefeller Center?
12. Wondering Where I'm Going to Get the Money
13. Our Architects Deserve to Remain in Chains
14. Desperate for Business
15. Give 'Em Something Better
16. Ruthlessness Was Just Another Word for Good Business
17. All the Finns in Helsingfors
18. What Do You Paint, When You Paint on a Wall?
19. I Was Not Interested in Sitting and Listening
20. Visitors Give Him Dollars
21. The Snake Changing Its Skin
22. The Kingdom of the World
23. The Demand is Almost Unbelievable
Epilogue: 1948-2003
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Illustration Credits
Index