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| Author(s): | Booth Tarkington |
| Illustrator(s): | Unknown |
| Publisher(s): | Doubleday, Page & Co. |
| Year Published: | 1927 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | American Families Fiction - Novel Historical Fiction - World War I Romance |
| Age Range: | Ages 13-18: Young Adult |
| Pages: | 887 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| This is an | Anthology |
| OCLC: | 3662212 |
Description
This collection of three novels, TheTurmoil, The Magnificent Ambersons, and The Midlander (National Avenue), chronicle the transformation of a Midwestern city by the industrial revolution.
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The Turmoil (1915)
Two Midwestern families cope with the onset of industrialization. Read online at archive.org.
The Magnificent Ambersons (1918)
The old aristocracy of a Midwestern town finds itself displaced by the new manufacturing money. Read online at archive.org.
The Midlander (1924)
The conclusion of a trilogy about the industrialization of a Midwestern city. Read online at archive.org.
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