The novel follows George Menafer, the heir to a Midwestern fortune, and his mother Isabel, both of whom lose out to the inexorable social climbing of powerful industrialists.
First published in 1918, this novel was the centerpiece of a trilogy that included The Turmoil and The Midlander. The novel follows George Menafer, the heir to a Midwestern fortune, and his mother Isabel, both of whom lose out to the inexorable social climbing of powerful industrialists. The book was made into a 1942 movie, with much difficulty, by Orson Welles. FTP, name the title family and you've named this Booth Tarkington classic.
First published in 1918, this novel was the centerpiece of a trilogy that included The Turmoil and The Midlander.
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