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The Magnificent Ambersons

George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence eclipsed by a new breed of developers, financiers, and manufacturers, begins his gradual descent from the midwestern aristocracy to the working class.

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  • "George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence eclipsed by a new breed of developers, financiers, and manufacturers, begins his gradual descent from the midwestern aristocracy to the working class."@en
  • "[This book] chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. -Back cover."
  • "The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The family serves as a metaphor for the old society that crumbled after the Industrial Revolution while a middle-western town spread and darkened into a city. George Amberson Minafer is the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence. Eclipsed by a new breed of industrial tycoons and land developers whose power comes not through family connections but through financial dealings and modern manufacturing, George descends from the Midwestern aristocracy to the working class. As the wheels of industry transform the social landscape, the definitions of ambition, success, and loyalty also change."@en
  • "Set in the Midwest in the early twentieth century-the dawn of the automobile age-The Magnificent Ambersons begins by introducing the Ambersons, the richest family in town. Exemplifying aristocratic excess, the Ambersons have everything money can buy-and more. But George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled grandson of the family patriarch, is unable to see that great societal changes are taking place and that business tycoons, industrialists, and real estate developers will soon surpass him in wealth and prestige. Rather than join the new mechanical age, George prefers to remain a gentleman, believing that "being things" is superior to "doing things." But as his town becomes a city, and the family palace is enveloped in a cloud of soot, George's protectors disappear one by one, and the elegant, cloistered lifestyle of the Ambersons fades from view and finally vanishes altogether."@en
  • "Chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of the Ambersons, an American dynasty."@en
  • "The Magnificent Ambersons is a timeless classic and a brilliant portrayal of the changing landscape of the American dream."@en
  • "Spoiled by his grandfather's legacy of wealth and fame, George Amberson Minafer drains his coffers at a rapid pace. However, as industry evolves and becomes more complex, George soon finds that the clever business dealings of his competitors have trumped his own name-dependant business. Now, after being one of the country's most powerful men, George is reduced to working long hours for meager wages."@en
  • "The Magnificent Ambersons is a timeless classic and a brilliant portrayal of the changing landscape of the American dream."
  • "The Magnificent Ambersons is a timeless classic and a brilliant portrayal of the changing landscape of the American dream. Set in the Midwest in the early twentieth century--the dawn of the automobile age--The Magnificent Ambersons begins by introducing the Ambersons, the richest family in town. Exemplifying aristocratic excess, the Ambersons have everything money can buy--and more ..."@en
  • "Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1918, The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The family serves as a metaphor for the old society that crumbled after the Industrial Revolution while a middle-western town spread and darkened into a city. George Amberson Minafer is the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence. Eclipsed by a new breed of industrial tycoons and land developers whose power comes not through family connections but through financial dealings and modern manufacturing, George descends from the Midwestern aristocracy to the working class. As the wheels of industry transform the social landscape, the definitions of ambition, success, and loyalty also change."@en

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