World's fair : a novel
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Published
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007.
ISBN
9780812978209, 081297820X
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | FICTION DOCTOROW, E.L. | On Shelf |
Glen Ellyn Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC DOCTOROW, E.L. | On Shelf |
Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Floor | FICTION DOCTOROW | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780812978209, 081297820X
Notes
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"Hailed by critics from coast to coast and by readers of all ages, this resonant novel is one of E.L. Doctorow's greatest works of fiction. It is 1939, and even as the rumbles of progress are being felt worldwide, New York City clings to remnants of the past, with horse-drawn wagons, street peddlers, and hurdy-gurdy men still toiling in its streets. For nine-year-old Edgar Altschuler, life is stoopball and radio serials, idolizing Joe DiMaggio, and enduring the conflicts between his realist mother and his dreamer of a father. The forthcoming World's Fair beckons, an amazing vision of American automation, inventiveness, and prosperity -- an Edgar Altschuler responds. A marvelous work from a master storyteller, World's Fair is a book about a boy who must surrender his innocence to come of age, and a generation that must survive great hardship to reach its future."--Page 4 of cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Doctorow, E. L. (2007). World's fair: a novel (Random House Trade paperback edition.). Random House Trade Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015. 2007. World's Fair: A Novel. Random House Trade Paperbacks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Doctorow, E. L., 1931-2015. World's Fair: A Novel Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Doctorow, E. L. World's Fair: A Novel Random House Trade paperback edition., Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007.
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