The magnificent Ambersons
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1918. The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The protagonist of Booth Tarkington's great historical drama is George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence. Eclipsed by a new breed of developers, financiers, and manufacturers, this pampered scion begins his gradual descent from the midwestern aristocracy to the worki…
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- Full title :The magnificent Ambersons / Booth Tarkington.
Summary
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1918. The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The protagonist of Booth Tarkington's great historical drama is George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence. Eclipsed by a new breed of developers, financiers, and manufacturers, this pampered scion begins his gradual descent from the midwestern aristocracy to the working class.
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- Publication Date:1998.
- Edition:1998 Modern Library pbk. ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Modern Library
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1998.
The Physical Object
- Description:vii, 268 pages ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0375752501, 9780375752506
- oclc:ocm38890880
- LC Classification:PS2972
- Dewey Decimal:813/.52
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