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Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center is a non-fiction book by American writer Daniel Okrent about the conception, planning, and building of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City. The text was initially published on September 29, 2003 by Viking. In this book, Daniel Okrent provides a detailed story of Rockefeller Center creation—from conception to construction—and the role that John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his associates played in those events. In 2004, the book was the Pulitzer Prize for History finalist. Adam Cohen of "The New York Times" commented "Okrent has a