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An American Family - A Novel of Today (Hardcover)
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An American Family - A Novel of Today (Hardcover)
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An American Family (1918) is a novel by Henry Kitchell Webster.
Written at the height of Webster's career as a popular author of
magazine serials, An American Family is a story of war, ambition,
and tragedy. Exploring the effects of the burgeoning labor movement
on American industry, Webster illustrates the psychological effects
of conflict and betrayal on members of a wealthy family. As the
third son of a large, upper-class family, Hugh Corbett has always
struggled to prove himself. Despite the ambitions of his siblings,
Hugh finds himself longing for a life outside of the family
business. As owners of a successful factory in Chicago, their
position has increasingly been at odds with the needs of their
impoverished laborers, many of whom have begun to agitate for
higher pay and better rights. Just as this crisis reaches a boiling
point, it becomes clear that the United States is preparing to
enter the Great War, thrusting a nation into conflict with Europe
and deepening its own divisions. Meanwhile, Hugh meets Helena, a
committed anarchist who exposes for him the inequities suffered by
those the Corbett family employs. When a strike threatens to bring
down the business, Hugh is forced to make a choice: should he prove
his allegiance to his class and loved ones, or do what he knows to
be right for the greater good of humanity. Sweeping in scope and
intensely emotional, An American Family is a story of history on a
human scale. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally
typeset manuscript, this edition of Henry Kitchell Webster's An
American Family is a classic of American literature reimagined for
modern readers.
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