num_pages: 512
description: In this hugely appealing book, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, acclaimed author and journalist Daniel Okrent weaves together themes of money, politics, art, architecture, business, and society to tell the story of the majestic suite of buildings that came to dominate the heart of midtown Manhattan and with it, for a time, the heart of the world. At the center of Okrent's riveting story are four remarkable tycoon John D. Rockefeller, his ambitious son Nelson Rockefeller, real estate genius John R. Todd, and visionary skyscraper architect Raymond Hood. In the tradition of David McCullough's The Great Bridge , Ron Chernow's Titan , and Robert Caro's The Power Broker, Great Fortune is a stunning tribute to an American landmark that captures the heart and spirit of New York at its apotheosis.
language: English
title: Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center
titlecomplete: Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center
genres: New York, Architecture, History, American History, Urban Studies, Biography, Business, American, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 356
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: History
publisher: Penguin Books