{"product_id":"heyday-paperback","title":"Heyday - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKurt Andersen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeyday\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly imagined, wildly entertaining tale of America's boisterous coming of age-a sweeping panorama of madcap rebellion and overnight fortunes, palaces and brothels, murder and revenge-as well as the story of a handful of unforgettable characters discovering the nature of freedom, loyalty, friendship, and true love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the middle of the nineteenth century, modern life is being born: the mind-boggling marvels of photography, the telegraph, and railroads; a flood of show business spectacles and newspapers; rampant sex and drugs and drink (and moral crusades against all three); Wall Street awash with money; and giddy utopian visions everywhere. Then, during a single amazing month at the beginning of 1848, history lurches: America wins its war of manifest destiny against Mexico, gold is discovered in northern California, and revolutions sweep across Europe-sending one eager English gentleman off on an epic transatlantic adventure. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid the tumult, aristocratic Benjamin Knowles impulsively abandons the Old World to reinvent himself in New York, where he finds himself embraced by three restless young Americans: Timothy Skaggs, muckraking journalist, daguerreotypist, pleasure-seeker, stargazer; the fireman Duff Lucking, a sweet but dangerously damaged veteran of the Mexican War; and Duff's dazzling sister Polly Lucking, a strong-minded, free thinking actress (and discreet part-time prostitute) with whom Ben falls hopelessly in love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeckoned by the frontier, new beginnings, and the prospects of the California Gold Rush, all four set out on a transcontinental race west-relentlessly tracked, unbeknownst to them, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eby a cold-blooded killer bent on revenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fresh, impeccable portrait of an era startlingly reminiscent of our own times, \u003ci\u003eHeyday \u003c\/i\u003eis by turns tragic and funny and sublime, filled with bona fide heroes and lost souls, visionaries (Walt Whitman, Charles Darwin, Alexis de Tocqueville) and monsters, expanding horizons and narrow escapes. It is also an affecting story of four people passionately chasing their American dreams at a time when America herself was still being dreamed up-an enthralling, old-fashioned yarn interwoven with a bracingly modern novel of ideas. \u003cbr\u003e\"In this utterly engaging novel, the author of \u003ci\u003eTurn of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e brings 19th-century America vividly to life . . . While this is a long book, it moves quickly, with historical detail that's involving but never a drag on the action; the characters are beautifully drawn. A terrific book; highly recommended.\" \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHeyday\u003c\/i\u003e is fuled by manic energy, fanatical research, and a wicked sense of humor.... It's a joyful, wild gallop through a joyful, wild time to be an American.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Vanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Andersen\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEvil Geniuses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFantasyland\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eTrue Believers, Heyday \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eTurn of the Century, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other books. He contributes to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and was host and co-creator of \u003ci\u003eStudio 360, \u003c\/i\u003e the Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast. He also writes for television, film, and the stage. Andersen co-founded \u003ci\u003eSpy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, served as editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eNew York, \u003c\/i\u003e and was a cultural columnist and design critic for \u003ci\u003eTime, New York\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He graduated from Harvard College and lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47268040343801,"sku":"9780812978469","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/m_aKH7viz_9780812978469.webp?v=1768873846","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/heyday-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}