DREAMING BIG - Newvine, Steve
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The Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza is the largest state government office complex in the United States. It took over ten years to build, at a cost of over two-billion 1960s dollars. The project was conceived and started by Governor Rockefeller, with the state legislature seemingly helpless to reign in the scope and costs. Criticized by some as big government spending gone awry, it nonetheless kept thousands of union tradesmen working for well over a decade. One of those legislators concerned about the growing project pursues her own pathway to the state's highest office. Among those…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza is the largest state government office complex in the United States. It took over ten years to build, at a cost of over two-billion 1960s dollars. The project was conceived and started by Governor Rockefeller, with the state legislature seemingly helpless to reign in the scope and costs. Criticized by some as big government spending gone awry, it nonetheless kept thousands of union tradesmen working for well over a decade. One of those legislators concerned about the growing project pursues her own pathway to the state's highest office. Among those working on the project is a family of carpenters from northern New York who join thousands of other tradesmen from all over the state to make this big dream a reality. This is a fictionalized account of the ups and downs of a blue collar family, a Republican Governor, and a Democrat legislator on her way up. They all are dreaming big. Find out whether those dreams will come true.
Autorenporträt
Steve Newvine is an author and columnist living in California. He grew up in northern New York where he observed statewide politics as a teenager with his own dreams. His true story about the time his dad, uncle, and grandfather worked on the Empire Plaza project inspired this fictionalized account about ambition, aspiration, and holding on to one's dreams. This is Steve's third novel. He has authored a dozen books including memoirs centering on his life from his youth (Growing Up, Upstate and Grown Up, Going Home) on up to his first year after college (Stand By, Camera One).