Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0449200078, Mass Market Paperback)

Available in an all-new CD production, New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer's epic tale of three generations warring for the love of a dream, the loss of an empire, and the lure of a fortuneIn April 15, 1906, two baby boys entered the world. One was born to a life of prosperity and ease, the other to a world of hardship and struggle. On different sides of the globe, they grew up-one shaped by a luxurious upbringing, fine schools, and a history he read; the other well tempered by war, slavery, and the history he was part of. William Lowell Kane, scion of a Boston banking family, and Abel Rosnovski, penniless Polish immigrant - one is gold, the other steel. Rosnovski is Kane's ultimate adversary, while Kane embodies everything that Rosnovski stands against. In their relentless battle, both men know that there can be only one victor-and one vanquished.