Publisher's Synopsis
America, the early 20th century: in an alternate world not unlike our own, young David Emmers abandons his small town and travels to the fabled City, a place of unimaginable sights, sounds and possibilities. There he befriends Emory Van Dahlenworth, billionaire and famous industrialist, who takes the boy under his substantial wing and mentors him, turning a private young man into an infamous figure of public notoriety. From David's good fortune comes financial gain and vast wealth; a painful love affair, personal ruin, the betrayal of friends and the forging of lifelong enemies. Amidst a world of gods and movies, great dirigibles and buildings that touch the heavens, David will discover the pain of growing up while expanding outward in a time of vicious cycles and infinite potential, in an epic tale encompassing the entire century itself. From the author of "Phantasmagoria" and "The Fire Mountains," this is "20th Century," a journey seven years in the making.
