They had only one thing in common . . . William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski one the son of a Boston millionaire the other a penniless Polish immigrant - two men born on the same day on opposite sides of the world their paths destined to cross in the ruthless struggle to build a fortune. The marvellous story spanning sixty years of two powerful men linked by an all-consuming hatred brought together by fate to save . . . and finally destroy . . . each other. (web)