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Novel by Booth Tarkington, published in 1918. The book, about life in a Midwestern American town, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1919. It was the second volume in the author's trilogy Growth, which included The Turmoil (1915) and The Midlander (1923, later retitled National Avenue). The novel traces the growth of the United States through the decline of the once-powerful, socially prominent Amber... More

Novel by Booth Tarkington, published in 1918. The book, about life in a Midwestern American town, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1919. It was the second volume in the author's trilogy Growth, which included The Turmoil (1915) and The Midlander (1923, later retitled National Avenue). The novel traces the growth of the United States through the decline of the once-powerful, socially prominent Amberson family. Their fall is contrasted with the rise of new industrial tycoons and land developers, whose power comes not through family connections but through financial dealings and modern manufacturing.

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