Category: Historical Fiction Publisher: Kopp Company
Type: Fiction
Pages: 117
Copyright: July 29, 2025
ISBN-13: 979829484724
Price: $2.99 (eBook)
Immerse yourself in this riveting tale set in Buckingham Palace, Belle Époque Paris period, the United States Capital, and the gritty railyards of Chicago. This volume of the exciting Kopp Chronicles delivers suspense, intrigue, and glamour along with the indomitable hope of the American dream.
The Glamorous Nineties, a world of unbridled wealth, explodes into financial turmoil, transforming an era that still resonates today!
Follow investigative journalist Nellie Bly on a whirlwind adventure, traveling in an opulent and luxurious Pullman Palace railway car, and reporting on the stark struggles of industrious immigrants lured to Chicago by George Pullman’s promise of a worker's paradise, a promise shattered by higher tariffs and financial uncertainty.
Step into high society and attend the extravagant inaugural ball of a new president, where well dressed women in sparkling jewels accompany ambitious and politically powerful men involved in secret machinations. Journey to the United Kingdom and witness the presentation of a wealthy American debutante to the Queen and London’s exclusive social circles.
Explore the technological marvels and cultural showcases of the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and experience one of the greatest spectacles of all time, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
Encounter a world of espionage and intrigue with Madame Duvernay, a French spy of unparalleled beauty, and the shrewd British agent Richard Cordwell, sent on perilous missions fraught with danger, their failure could plunge the world into the abyss of dictatorship and ignite threats of invasion between nations.
Professional Reviews
A fun trip stepping back in time
Gregory Kopp’s depiction of the events were so well described that I felt I was in the story. We moved seamlessly through many characters, each one offering a different perspective. I enjoyed the ride and look forward to the next book!
A novel about a family during World War II, set on the homefront in Springield, Mass., and in the South Pacific. The book focuses on four characters and how their lives were affected and changed during the war years.
Encountering danger, romance, heartache and tragedy, Catherine Merit strives to fit into a world filled with prejudice, hatred and violence where she is forced to kill a man in order to save herself. Third book of the Indignities Series.
Shanghai Escapist grabs the faint-of-heart right from the get-go and serves up an ultimatum: What would you do if caught in the same circumstances? From the opening scene, the reader is tossed into the maze of daily intrigue as it existed in 1960s-70
