Ragtime /

By: Doctorow, E. L, 1931-Material type: TextTextSeries: Modern classicsPublication details: London : Penguin, 2006Edition: [New ed.] / with an introduction by Al AlvarezDescription: xi, 270 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780141188171 (pbk.) :Subject(s): United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 -- FictionGenre/Form: General. DDC classification: 813.54 LOC classification: PS3554.O3Summary: 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.
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Previous ed.: New York: Random House; London: Macmillan, 1975.

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.