Author : Dominic Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439198861
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Bright and Distant Shores by : Dominic Smith
Download or read book Bright and Distant Shores written by Dominic Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago, 1897. An obsessive collector and insurance magnate commissions the world's tallest building. Determined to compete with Marshall Field's recent donation of $1 million to found the Field Museum, the tycoon funds a private 'collecting' voyage into the Pacific, collecting not only weaponry and artefacts but also 'several natives related by blood'.