This is the story of two men born on the same day but not in the same place or in the same medium. William is the son of a banker in Boston and brilliant moves in a world of wealth and strategy. Wladek, he is born in a forest in Poland, his mother dying in childbirth unknown ... It is collected by a very poor family. Their fates are changing and we follow on decades of this century. It is about camps in Siberia, of financial markets and Black Tursday, twists and epic! I liked this fresco (helpful in passing on the US economy and financial markets) and I'm not bored for a second.