num_pages: 569
description: Like his first saga, Masterton based this explosive novel on a real life character (Collis P. Huntington) using the transcontinental rail service as his theme. Collis Edmonds' ambition is to blast a railroad through the heart of America - especially after seeing his family made bankrupt by investing in a similar but worthless scheme. Edmonds is portrayed as a gambler, drinker, chauvinist and arrogant womaniser.
language: English
title: A Man of Destiny
titlecomplete: A Man of Destiny
genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 115
publisher: Simon & Schuster