"Vesce...manages to pique reader interest through his passionate dedication to historical detail.... he knows how to spin a good historical yarn. Vesce's larger-than-life portrait of Hopkins reminds that there really is some truth to the whole "Greatest Generation.." - Kirkus Reviews
"I could hear the echoes of my grandfather's voice in the words Steve Vesce put in his mouth ... my grandfather came to life for me...a fascinating read from cover to cover." - Dr. June Hopkins, Professor of History, Emerita
"Fleet, revealing novel ...with... plenty of canny dialogue... many crisply told moments that breathe life into the historical facts. Vesce's fleet scenecraft captures sharp exchanges... the material... abounds with achievements and surprises." - Booklife Reviews
Ordinary Man is the critically acclaimed and historically accurate novel about the inspiring, surprising, and remarkable true story of Harry L. Hopkins-one ordinary man who grew from obscurity to play a leading and pivotal role in helping America overcome the Great Depression, defeat Fascism, and win World War II.
It is a vibrant, witty, and captivating story that is at once, both human and larger than life. A story that captures the times, adversity, and incredible accomplishments of an inspiring American hero whose abiding faith in American democracy drove him to overcome incredible challenges and lift his country up from the darkest depths of the Great Depression to victory in World War II.
There is no surprise ending in One Ordinary Man. The story itself is the surprise-delivering a steady stream of new discoveries about Hopkins's and America's achievements.
One Ordinary Man. One Extraordinary Destiny.
