Ragtime

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Set in the early 1900s in New York, the novel weaves together the lives of three American families with historical figures like Harry Houdini, J.P. Morgan, and Emma Goldman in a kaleidoscopic portrait of the nation at the turn of the century. As their fates intertwine against a backdrop of immigration, racial injustice, and rapid industrialization, Doctorow captures the exuberant energy and deep contradictions of the ragtime era.

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