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Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920)
Carol Kennicott, an idealistic young woman, marries a small-town doctor and moves to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota — where she discovers that small-town America is not charming but narrow-minded, materialistic, and hostile to change.
Historical Significance:
Main Street was the bestselling novel of 1921 and made Sinclair Lewis the most talked-about writer in America. The novel shattered the myth of the wholesome American small town, portraying it instead as ...
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Carol Kennicott, an idealistic young woman, marries a small-town doctor and moves to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota — where she discovers that small-town America is not charming but narrow-minded, materialistic, and hostile to change.
Historical Significance:
Main Street was the bestselling novel of 1921 and made Sinclair Lewis the most talked-about writer in America. The novel shattered the myth of the wholesome American small town, portraying it instead as ...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=148
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