Empire Rising

By Thomas Kelly

Book Overview

It is 1930, and ground has just been broken for the Empire State Building. One of the thousands of men who will come to work high above the city is Michael Briody, an Irish immigrant torn between his desire to make a new life in America and his pledge to gather money and arms for the Irish republican cause. When he meets Grace Masterson, an alluring artist who is depicting the great skyscraper's rise from her houseboat on the East River, Briody's life suddenly turns exhilarating--and dangerous--for Grace is also a paramour of Johnny Farrell, Mayor Jimmy Walker's liaison with Tammany Hall and the underworld.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312425740
• ISBN13: 9780312425746
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Something for Everyone

I won't go into detail about the storyline of this book because that's been done to great lengths by the reviewers before me, but I will say that this story contains something of interest for everyone. It is an awesome read that I couldn't put down. Everyone to whom I've lent it agrees. I plan to read it again.

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LOVED IT!

I bought this book for my husband for his birthday. He loved it and recommended that I read it. I did and thought it was a fantastic book with interesting characters and a lot of New York City history. I couldn't put this book down. I am looking forward to reading more books by Thomas Kelly!

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