World's Fair

E.L. Doctorow
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The astonishing novel of a young boy's life in the New York City of the 1930s, a stunning recreation of the sights, sounds, aromas and emotions of a time when the streets were safe, families stuck together through thick and thin, and all the promises of a generation culminate in a single great World's Fair . . .
Genres: FictionHistorical FictionClassicsNew YorkLiteratureNovelsLiterary FictionAmericanJewishHistorical
304 Pages

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