National Avenue_ Originally titled The Midlander _ Published in 1927 _ 3rd Tarkington’s Growth Trilogy. Plus: Biography of Booth Tarkington.

Dan Oliphant and his brother Harlan are the children of a wealthy small-town businessman. They are differents. Harlan is a traditional upper-class man while Dan is boisterous and lively, eager to do big things. Dan sees the rise of industry in America’s east as a harbinger for his own Midwestern town, and sets his mind on building an industrial suburb, Ornaby Addition, next to his city’s downtown. Dan’s idea is met with scorn and mockery from not only his family, but also his fellow townspeople. Dan persists.

National Avenue addresses the rapid industrialization of small-town America at the turn of the century.

Wuilia Ebooks _ ISBN 978-2-38481-004-8 _ English Version _ ePub _ 103,753 words (6 hours 18 minutes) – 580 pages _ 19/05/2022.