Ernest Poole ~ HIS FAMILY ~ New Franklin Leather Bound ~1st "NOVEL" PULITZER WIN

Description: Ernest Poole. HIS FAMILY. Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited Edition. Illustrated by Steven H. Stroud. First Edition thus. 1918 winner of the first Pulitzer Prize “for the Novel” (the category later became “for Fiction”). 9¼″ x 6¼″, 299-page Brand New leather-bound HC with minor, nearly imperceptible shelf-wear to gilt edging, else spotless, clean and unread. No dj, as issued. This story centers around Roger Gale, a widower and family patriarch in New York, who struggles to deal with societal changes and in particular the adjustments his daughters and grandchildren undergo at the dawn of the twentieth century. He is driven by his wife's dying request that he remain close to their three daughters, yet he feels very distant from them -- this despite the fact that the younger two live in the family home with him, and the eldest, who is married with four children, visits him regularly. As each of his daughters responds in a variety of ways to her own situation, Roger is forced into acting as peacekeeper. He attempts to maintain harmony in a family challenged by conflict, in a world on the brink of war. His Family also explores the plight of the impoverished children filling the streets of New York City without food or shelter. Finally, the book delves deeply into the impact of World War I, portraying its immediate effects on individuals and families who faced the stark realities of poverty, hunger, and dislocation here, injury and death abroad.

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