The Pit
by Frank Norris
511 pages~9 hrs
“When the market becomes a monster, only the heart can survive the crash.”
Experience the raw power of the Chicago Board of Trade, where a high-stakes speculator risks his marriage and his sanity to corner the world's wheat market. This haunting Gilded Age masterpiece reveals the devastating cost of human greed when the drive for dominance collides with the fragile bonds of love.
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