The Maginificent Ambersons av Booth Tarkington

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<p>Winner of the 1919 Pulitzer Prize, Booth Tarkington’s <i>The Magnificent Ambersons</i> is a grand historical drama and social history of the United States that follows the story of the Amberson family’s financial decline at the start of the Industrial Age. </p><p>Once upon a time in a small—but upscale—Indianapolis town, an American family built a dynasty. For generations, the Ambersons stood unchallenged as the most prominent and powerful family in the region until the turn of the century and the coming of the industrialists. The Ambersons, now centered on the patriarch’s grandson, George, enter a previously unheard of time in which their family name holds little value. Unable or perhaps unwilling to change, George experiences first hand why <i>doing</i> things is better than simply <i>being</i> things. Professionally typeset with a beautifully designed cover, this edition of <i>The Magnificent Ambersons</i> is a classic of American literature, reimagi