The Magnificent Ambersons
by Booth Tarkington
“A legacy built on gold meets a future built on steel.”
Experience the sweeping downfall of the aristocratic Amberson dynasty as the relentless tide of the industrial age threatens to erase their legacy forever. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, a haughty young heir must confront a world that no longer bows to his name, forcing a reckoning between old-world prestige and the cold reality of progress.
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