{"product_id":"the-financier-volume-1-9780795351853","title":"The Financier: Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eA ruthlessly ambitious mogul finds his life derailed by the financial panic of 1873 in this classic novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eAn American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frank Cowperwood's story begins at an auction sale in Philadelphia, where an unassuming bid for seven cases of soap quickly makes him a large personal gain in just one day. Having grown up among the ruthlessness and glamour of the Gilded Age, Frank finds he has a taste for turning a profit, no matter who gets in his way. Embarking on a life of callous stock brokering, shady political intrigue, sordid crimes, and passionate affairs, Cowperwood walks on the edge--until the Great Chicago Fire and the financial panic that follows send him down a perilous path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Financier\u003c\/i\u003e, the first in a trilogy, is based on the life of tycoon Charles Tyson Yerkes and provides both a glimpse into a fascinating period in American history and a timeless portrait of the dark side of human nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Indiana-born Dreiser (1871-1945) has never cut a dashing or romantic swath through American literature. He has no Pulitzer or Nobel Prize to signify his importance. Yet he remains for myriad reasons: his novels are often larger than life, rugged, and defy the norms of conventional morality and organized religion. They are unapologetic in their sexual candor--in fact, outrightly frank--and challenge even modern readers. The brooding force of Dreiser's writing casts a dark shadow across American letters. Here in \u003ci\u003eAn American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e, Dreiser shows us the flip side of The American Dream in a gathering storm that echoes with all of the power and force of Dostoevsky's \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e. Inspired by the writings of Balzac and the ideas of Spenser and Freud, Dreiser went on to become one of America's best naturalist writers. \u003ci\u003eAn American Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e is testimony to the strength of Dreiser's work: it retains all of its original intensity and force.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"RosettaBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496160530706,"sku":"9780795351853","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_647a4432-52f6-4072-aba4-c8b552678a74.jpg?v=1744212222","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-financier-volume-1-9780795351853","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}