Centering on a conflict between a self-made millionaire and an idealistic reformer in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New York, <b>A Hazard of New Fortunes </b>insightfully renders the complexities of the American experience at a time of great social and economic upheaval and transformation. In its depiction of wealth, poverty, and New York City life, it remains a strikingly contemporary work.<br><br>Reproduced here is the authoritative Indiana University Press Edition edited and annotated by David J. Nordloh, with full scholarly commentary and extensive textual apparatus.