# Auction Block

An audiobook by Rex Beach, read by LibriVox volunteers (11 h 13 min, English).

In the early twentieth century, politics were a much simpler affair, and much could be accomplished by diplomacy and compromise. But even the toughest of politicians could be ruled by their families. Peter Knight was just such a man, who is maneuvered into transplanting to New York for the sake of his beautiful daughter's acting career. - Summary by LynneT

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