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Pit: a Story of Chicago by Frank Norris

Pit: a Story of Chicago

Frank Norris

Start Publishing PD · Print & ebook · May 22, 2024

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Who it’s for
A wheat-market gamble brings capitalist power, human hardship, and redemption into uneasy company.
Themes
Corruption, Greed, Redemption
Genres
The Classics, 20th-Century Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

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About this book

The Pit: a Story of Chicago is a story about corruption greed and redemption. Curtis Jadwin a rich and powerful capitalist decides to corner the market on wheat ignoring the misery and pain that this attempt will bring on those who need the crop to survive. Ultimately he has no idea how much this attempt will cost him and what it will take to find redemption.

Wheat and Ambition

A wheat-market gamble brings capitalist power, human hardship, and redemption into uneasy company.

Come here for

  • Market ambition with human consequences
  • A classic story of greed and redemption

Expect

  • Corruption and hardship
  • A reckoning with the cost of ambition

Where it sits

Literary Fiction69%
The Classics50%
20th-Century Historical Fiction43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Romance
  • Historical Romance
Authors
Frank Norris
Publisher
Start Publishing PD
Published
May 22, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Corruption · Greed · Redemption
Reading lane
The Classics