| Author: | Booth Tarkington | ISBN: | 9781411436299 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | February 8, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Booth Tarkington |
| ISBN: | 9781411436299 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | February 8, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
Published in 1915, this was the first novel in Tarkington's Growth trilogy, which continued in The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. Set in a Midwestern city, The Turmoil focuses on two families: the Sheridans sacrifice integrity on the altar of wealth and power, while the Vertrees cling to respectability at the cost of poverty.
Published in 1915, this was the first novel in Tarkington's Growth trilogy, which continued in The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. Set in a Midwestern city, The Turmoil focuses on two families: the Sheridans sacrifice integrity on the altar of wealth and power, while the Vertrees cling to respectability at the cost of poverty.
