The Story of the Century is an exciting piece of fiction about two Bohemian immigrants struggling to make their way in world at the start of the industrial revolution in Chicago. The two eventually become entrepreneurs in the burgeoning bicycle industry.
Years later, secrets from the cold war begin to leak out including information from the immigrants’ families causing major national security issues.
The author, the son of an American engineer assigned to the Manhattan project during World War II gives a rather poignant viewpoint regarding nuclear weapons, designed to make the reader really stop and think.
Details
- Publication Date
- Aug 29, 2010
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780557643165
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Patrick Carroll
Specifications
- Pages
- 139
- Binding
- Linen Wrap
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)