The Magnificent Ambersons
Author:
Booth Tarkington
Narrator:
Peter Berkrot
The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The family serves as a metaphor for the old society that crumbled after the Industrial Revolution, as a Midwestern town spreads and darkens into a city. George Amberson Minafer is the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence. Eclipsed by a new breed of industrial tycoons and land developers, whose power comes not through family connections but through financial dealings and modern manufacturing, George descends from the Midwestern aristocracy to the working class. As the wheels of industry transform the social landscape, the definitions of ambition, success, and loyalty also change.
Product Details ⌃
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ISBN:
9781617070082
SKU#:
14019
Publisher:
Tantor Audio
Genre:
Literary Fiction
Duration:
10:21:10
Release Date:
Feb. 1, 2011
Language:
English
Awards ⌃
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New York Times Best Seller
Pulitzer Prize Winner
