Description:
Booth Tarkington's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece chronicles the grandeur and downfall of a once-great family. Includes insightful commentary about Tarkington's work by James Woodress and a biographical timeline.
Brief description: Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was an acclaimed American novelist and playwright. Born in Indiana, Tarkington drew inspiration from his Midwestern roots, weaving narratives that captured the complexities of American society during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.