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The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham
Author: William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells' richly humorous characterization of a self-made millionaire in Boston society provides a paradigm of American culture in the Gilded Age. After establishing a fortune in the paint business, Silas Lapham moves his family from their Vermont farm to the city of Boston, where they awkwardly attempt to break into Brahmin society....  more »
ISBN: 380777
Pages: 324
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Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Paperback
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This book approaches the rise and fall of a man in an era where money and a good family name mean everything. A very good coming of age novel.


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