Ernest Poole (1880–1950)
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Werken van Ernest Poole
Giants gone; men who made Chicago 5 exemplaren
Great winds 3 exemplaren
Silent storms 3 exemplaren
Millions 3 exemplaren
Danger 2 exemplaren
The Hunter's Moon 2 exemplaren
Beggars' gold 2 exemplaren
One of us 2 exemplaren
Costs: a Tool for Railroad Management 1 exemplaar
The car of Croesus 1 exemplaar
The voice of the street 1 exemplaar
Ernest Poole - His Family, & His Second Wife 1 exemplaar
Zijn gezin 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1880-01-23
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1950-01-10
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Opleiding
- Princeton University
- Beroepen
- journalist
- Organisaties
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1916)
The Saturday Evening Post - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Pulitzer Prize (Fiction, 1918)
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- 28
- Ook door
- 1
- Leden
- 373
- Populariteit
- #64,664
- Waardering
- 3.9
- Besprekingen
- 10
- ISBNs
- 73
- Talen
- 1
So, this is the story of Roger and his 3 daughters, who are about as different from each other as possible, and how Roger struggles to adapt to the changing world, clinging to his traditional values, yet trying desperately to support and understand his girls. I had to keep reminding myself that this was written in 1917.....not a modern piece of fiction set in 1917, but written then. It had a remarkably easy feel and modern style to it, not to mention very strong forward thinking, several very strong women characters, and a probing look into the migrant tenement neighborhoods in NYC and their struggles before and during WWI. I for the most part enjoyed Roger's journey as he worked to support his family, but was slightly annoyed that he always seemed to need to have one of them to be upset with and disappointed in...and they all took their turns. A thoughtful look at what it means to be a family.… (meer)