Millions

by Ernest Poole

This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel follows the lives of several characters caught up in the tumultuous events of the early 20th century, including the rise of the labor movement and the First World War. With vivid prose and complex characters, this book offers a sweeping panorama of American life during a time of great change.

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294 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1922

About the author

Ernest Poole graduated from Princeton University in 1902. He worked as a journalist and was active in promoting social reforms including the ending of child labor He was a correspondent for the Saturday Evening Post in Europe before and during World War I.

His novel The Harbor (1915) is the work for which he is known best.It is set largely among the proletariat of the industrial Brooklyn waterfront, and is sympathetic with socialism. It is considered one of the first American fictional works to present a positive opinion of trade unions.

Poole was the first recipient for the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1918 with his novel, His Family.
He died in Manhattan, New York on January 10, 1950.