Fast Eddie: A Novel in Many Voices - Couverture rigide

O'Connell, Robert L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0688166903 ISBN 13 : 9780688166908

Editeur : William Morrow, 1999

Synopsis

Fifty years ago Eddie Rickenbacker was a household name. This wild, funny, highly original novel brings him back to life, simultaneously elevating him to the realm of myth and portraying him with all his flaws. A pioneer in the world of automobiles and autoracing, America's World War I flying ace, a major influence on both the aircraft industry and aircraft design, founder of a major airline, he made front-page news across the country during World War II by surviving in a life raft in the Pacific for twenty-one days.

The novel is told in a multitude of voices ranging from Alfred Sloan of General Motors to novelist John Dos Passos and General Billy Mitchell to Rickenbacker's wife and mother -- and, of course, the voice of Eddie himself. But most startling of all is the voice of God, a detached observer who comments frequently and ironically on Rickenbacker's life and machinations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The author of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons and Aggression, Robert L. O'Connell has worked for the federal government in both arms control and intelligence. He and his wife live in Ivy, Virginia, and have two grown daughters.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0688166903
• ISBN 13: 9780688166908
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible