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The Cliff-Dwellers
Paperback
General FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781023546089
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Mar 29 2025
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Step back in time to 19th-century Chicago with Henry Blake Fuller's The Cliff-Dwellers, a compelling novel of urban life. Set against the backdrop of the city's burgeoning skyscraper district, this work of realism offers a glimpse into the social conditions of a rapidly evolving metropolis.
Fuller's keen observations capture the essence of Chicago during a pivotal era, exploring the intricate relationships between individuals and their environment. As one of the first novels to portray the realities of urban existence in America, The Cliff-Dwellers remains a vital and engaging piece of literary history. Dive into a world of ambition, struggle, and social commentary as Fuller paints a vivid picture of a city on the rise. This carefully reproduced edition allows readers to experience the grit and grandeur of Chicago as it once was, solidifying the novel's place as a classic of American literature.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
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