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The Gibson upright (1919). By: Booth Tarkington, and By: Harry Leon Wilson: Harry Leon Wilson (May 1, 1867 - June 28, 1939) was an American novelist Paperback - 2017

by Harry Leon Wilson; Booth Tarkington


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Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 - May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. He is one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner and John Updike. Biography: Booth Tarkington was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of John S. Tarkington and Elizabeth Booth Tarkington. He was named after his maternal uncle Newton Booth, then the governor of California. He was also related to Chicago Mayor James Hutchinson Woodworth through Woodworth's wife Almyra Booth Woodworth. Tarkington first attended Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, but completed his secondary education at Phillips Exeter Academy, a boarding school on the East Coast.[1] He attended Purdue University for two years, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and the university's Morley Eating Club. He later made substantial donations to Purdue for building an all-men's residence hall, which the university named Tarkington Hall in his honor. Purdue awarded him an honorary doctorate.......... Harry Leon Wilson (May 1, 1867 - June 28, 1939) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels Ruggles of Red Gap and Merton of the Movies. His novel Bunker Bean helped popularize the term flapper.

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  • Title The Gibson upright (1919). By: Booth Tarkington, and By: Harry Leon Wilson: Harry Leon Wilson (May 1, 1867 - June 28, 1939) was an American novelist
  • Author Harry Leon Wilson; Booth Tarkington
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 42
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Date 2017-05-07
  • ISBN 9781546542599 / 1546542590
  • Weight 0.23 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 8 x 0.09 in (25.40 x 20.32 x 0.23 cm)
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The Gibson Upright (1919). by: Booth Tarkington, and By: Harry Leon Wilson: Harry Leon Wilson (May 1, 1867 - June 28, 1939) Was an American Novelist and Dramatist Best Known for His Novels Ruggles of Red Gap and Merton of the Movies. His Novel Bunker Bean Helped Popularize the Term Flap

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