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Book Review of The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
Author: Booth Tarkington
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
The Magnificent Ambersons is the epic story of an American's family's traumatic tumble from the dizzying heights of fame and fortune. A dynasty spanning three generations, the Amberson's pre-eminence as society's elite is threatened, not only by a hungry new breed of industrial entrepreneur, but from it's own arrogance and greed.