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From the acclaimed author of The Jungle: The first in a Pulitzer Prizeâwinning historical saga about the son of an American arms dealer during WWI. Lanning âLannyâ Budd spends his first thirteen years in Europe, living at the center of his motherâs glamourous circle of friends on the French Riviera. In 1913, he enters a prestigious Swiss boarding school and befriends Rick, an English boy, and Kurt, a German. The three schoolmates are privileged, happy, and precociousâbut their world is about to come to an abrupt and violent end. Â When the gathering storm clouds of war finally burst, raining chaos and death over the continent, Lanny must put the innocence of youth behind him; his language skills and talent for decoding messages are in high demand. At his fatherâs side, he meets many important political and military figures, learns about the myriad causes of the conflict, and closely follows the First World Warâs progress. When the bloody hostilities eventually conclude, Lanny joins the Paris Peace Conference as the assistant to a geographer asked by President Woodrow Wilson to redraw the map of Europe. Â Perfect for fans of The Winds of War, Worldâs End is the magnificent opening chapter of a monumental series that brings the first half of the twentieth century to vivid life. A thrilling mix of history, adventure, and romance, the Lanny Budd Novels are a testament to the breathtaking scope of Upton Sinclairâs vision and his singular talents as a storyteller. |
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