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The eighth wonder of the world

Leslie Epstein · 2006

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When Benito Mussolini announces a worldwide competition for a monument to celebrate his victory over Ethiopia, the winning design is an almost unimaginable mile-high tower, La Vittoria, created by the famed American architect, Amos Prince. In his struggle to bring this modern Babel to completion in the face of every conceivable obstaclei̮ncluding Mussolini's wavering support and loss of power, and the vicissitudes of a world warP̮rince will losehis family, his native country, and perhaps even his mind.

Book details

Year
2006
Language
English
Publisher
Handsel Books
Editions
1
Pages
480
ISBN
9781590512500

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