TY - BOOK AU - Doctorow,E.L. TI - Ragtime SN - 9780141188171 (pbk.) : AV - PS3554.O3 U1 - 813.54 22 PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - Penguin KW - United States KW - Social conditions KW - 1865-1918 KW - Fiction KW - General KW - eflch N1 - Previous ed.: New York: Random House; London: Macmillan, 1975 N2 - Welcome to America at the turn of the 20th century, where the rhythms of ragtime set the beat. In this original chronicle of the period, real-life characters such as Harry Houdini and Henry Ford intermingle with three remarkable families, one black, one Jewish and one prosperous WASP ER -