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The Pit: A Story of Chicago (The Epic of the Wheat, Book 2)
de Norris, Frank
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Webster, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1903. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7x5x1. First edition, 2nd printing (BAL 15038). Lacks scarce jacket. A few minor scuffs to boards, owner bookplate on front endpaper, tiny chip from corner of front endpaper, pages lightly toned. 1903 Hard Cover. 421, [3] pp. 8vo. The second book in Norris's The Epic of the Wheat, following The Octopus. The series was planned to be a trilogy, though Norris died before he was able to write the third installment. "The plot revolves around Laura Dearborn, a young woman being courted by three men: Curtis Jadwin, Sheldon Corthell, and Landry Court. She married Jadwin, who over time loses interest in her as he gets more involved in wheat speculation at the Chicago Board of Trade. As his risky investments start to lead him to ruin, Laura reunites with Corthell, but she eventually rebuffs him. Jadwin's fortunes turn as he is able to corner the market and ruin even good friends, but in time his luck runs out, and he is ruined. He turns his attention back to his wife, and they leave Chicago, heading West to start fresh.
Sinopsis
This classic literary critique of turn-of-the-century capitalism in the United States reveals Norris's powerful story of an obsessed trader intent on cornering the wheat market and the consequences of his unchecked greed.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2332089
- Título
- The Pit: A Story of Chicago (The Epic of the Wheat, Book 2)
- Autor
- Norris, Frank
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hard Cover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 2nd Printing
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Doubleday, Page & Co
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1903
- Tamaño
- 7x5x1
- Peso
- 1.31 libras
- Palabras clave
- FRANK NORRIS PIT STORY OF CHICAGO EPIC OF THE WHEAT TRILOGY FICTION LITERATURE
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