Those families are connected by interactions with J.P. Morgan, Emma Goldman, and Harry Houdini.
Two characters in this novel create the Pyramid Club, an organization so exclusive that only they are part of it. One character has his car wrecked after he refuses to pay a toll enacted by some Emerald Isle firemen; his fiancée Sarah's attempt to rectify the situation results in her death at the hands of the vice president's guards. The immigrant Tateh changes his name to Baron Ashkenazy and becomes a movie tycoon in this novel, which also profiles Father's trip to the North Pole and (*) Mother's Younger Brother's revolutionary acts. The third family depicted in this novel includes the grief stricken militant Coalhouse Walker. Those families are connected by interactions with J.P. Morgan, Emma Goldman, and Harry Houdini. For 10 points, name this novel by E.L. Doctorow.
Two characters in this novel create the Pyramid Club, an organization so exclusive that only they are part of it.
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