E. L. Doctorow

Welcome to America at the turn of the twentieth century, where the rhythms of ragtime set the beat. In this chronicle, real-life characters intermingle with three families, one black, one Jewish, and one prosperous WASP, to create a literary mosaic that brings to life an era of poverty, wealth, and incredible change in short, the era of ragtime.

Ragtime

Literal chills. Who gave E.L. Doctrow permission to write like this and put something THIS ICONIC on page 5. PAGE 5!!!

Sarah Jackson

'And though the newspapers called the shooting the Crime of the Century, Goldman knew it was only 1906 and there were 94 years to go' - E.L. Doctrow

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