{"product_id":"city-of-dreams-paperback-1","title":"City of Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan I interest you in saving America? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat's the text message Peter Fallon receives from a Wall Street bigwig. It's not a challenge he can turn down, especially since the country is in the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHidden somewhere in New York City is a box of 1780 bonds with a face value of ten thousand dollars. The Supreme Court is about to decide if these bonds still have value. If the decision is yes, those ten thousand dollars, at five percent interest, will be worth a very pretty penny... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Fallon and his girlfriend, Evangeline Carrington, must find the box--and fast. Suddenly, their race against time becomes a race through time as Peter and Evangeline track the stories of New Yorkers whose lives have been changed by the bonds... and all the while they'll unravel the thrilling and inspiring origins of the City of Dreams.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM MARTIN, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of ten novels, is best known for his historical fiction, which has chronicled the lives of the great and the anonymous in American history while bringing to life legendary American locations, from \u003ci\u003eCape Cod \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eAnnapolis\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe City of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eBack Bay, \u003c\/i\u003eintroduced Boston treasure hunter Peter Fallon, who is still tracking artifacts across the landscape of our national imagination. Martin's subsequent novels, including \u003ci\u003eHarvard Yard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Citizen Washington\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Constitution \u003c\/i\u003ehave established him, as a storyteller whose smoothness matches his ambition. (Publishers Weekly) He has also written an award-winning PBS documentary and one of the cheesiest horror movies ever made. Nevertheless, he was the recipient of the 2005 New England Book Award, given to an author whose body of work stands as a significant contribution to the culture of the region. There are now over three million copies of his books in print. He has three grown children and lives near Boston with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.52 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760999432480,"sku":"9781250312013","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c2a9e986d2655377874d2edba1f680c7.webp?v=1780196707","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/city-of-dreams-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}