{"product_id":"the-lehman-trilogy-9780062940469","title":"The Lehman Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagnificent in scope, internationally lauded, and transcendent, the novel in verse that inspired the sensational West End and Off-Broadway play of the same name. \u003cem\u003eThe Lehman Trilogy \u003c\/em\u003efollows the epic rise and fall of three generations of that infamous family and through them tells the story of American ambition and hubris. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter leaving his native Bavaria, Henry Lehman arrives in America determined to make a better life. Sensing opportunity in the Deep South, he opens a textile shop in Alabama, laying the foundation for a dynasty that will come to dominate and define modern capitalism. Emanuel and his brother Mayer begin investing in anything and everything that will turn a profit, from cotton to coal to railroads to oil to airplanes--even at the expense of the very nation that forged them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning three generations and 150 years, \u003cem\u003eThe Lehman Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving epic that dares to tell the story of modern capitalism through the saga of the Lehman brothers and their descendants. Surprising and exciting, brilliant and inventive, Stefano Massini's masterpiece--like \u003cem\u003eHamilton\u003c\/em\u003e--is a story of immigration, ambition, and success; it is the story of America itself from a daring and original perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated from the Italian by Richard Dixon \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062940469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 1.33d","brand":"Stefano Massini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40793395757237,"sku":"9780062940469","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_62bbc4c1-cbb4-49d4-a723-246e0e74fffb.jpg?v=1629204986","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lehman-trilogy-9780062940469","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}