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- catalog abstract ""Reprint of a 1902 novel which tells the story of Curtis Jadwin, a man whose increasing attention to earning money in the wheat market of Chicago almost destroys his marriage." ***"In the sequel to 'The Octopus, ' Curtis Jadwin works so hard to make money on the Chicago stock exchange that he ignores his loving wife." ***"This classic literary critique of turn-of-the-century capitalism in the United States reveals Norris's powerful story of an obsessed trader intent on cornering the wheat market and the consequences of his unchecked greed." *** "Curtis Jadwin, a successful turn-of-the-century dealer in Chicago real estate, overcomes reluctance and begins gambling in wheat futures in the great Chicago grain market called 'The Pit, ' bring on financial panic across the nation. Jadwin's pursuit of power and excitement through speculation had estranged him from his beautiful wife, Laura, who had found herself losing out to the Pit in competition for his live and attention. But the collapse of his paper empire, in which he loses everything, real property included, reunites them as they look to begin life anew in the West." Howard. America as Story.".
- catalog alternative "Epic of the wheat.".
- catalog contributor b6994514.
- catalog contributor b6994515.
- catalog contributor b6994516.
- catalog coverage "Chicago (Ill.) Fiction.".
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description ""Reprint of a 1902 novel which tells the story of Curtis Jadwin, a man whose increasing attention to earning money in the wheat market of Chicago almost destroys his marriage." ***"In the sequel to 'The Octopus, ' Curtis Jadwin works so hard to make money on the Chicago stock exchange that he ignores his loving wife." ***"This classic literary critique of turn-of-the-century capitalism in the United States reveals Norris's powerful story of an obsessed trader intent on cornering the wheat market and the consequences of his unchecked greed." *** "Curtis Jadwin, a successful turn-of-the-century dealer in Chicago real estate, overcomes reluctance and begins gambling in wheat futures in the great Chicago grain market called 'The Pit, ' bring on financial panic across the nation. Jadwin's pursuit of power and excitement through speculation had estranged him from his beautiful wife, Laura, who had found herself losing out to the Pit in competition for his live and attention. But the collapse of his paper empire, in which he loses everything, real property included, reunites them as they look to begin life anew in the West." Howard. America as Story.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-386).".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- A Note on the Text -- The Pit: A Story of Chicago -- Dedication --Principal Characters in the Novel -- Preface -- The Text -- Explanatory Notes.".
- catalog extent "xxx, 386 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0140187588 :".
- catalog isPartOf "Penguin twentieth-century classics".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Penguin,".
- catalog spatial "Chicago (Ill.) Fiction.".
- catalog spatial "Illinois Chicago".
- catalog subject "813/.4 20".
- catalog subject "Marriage Illinois Chicago Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Married people Fiction.".
- catalog subject "PS2472 .P58 1994".
- catalog subject "Wheat trade Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Wheat trade Illinois Chicago Fiction.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- A Note on the Text -- The Pit: A Story of Chicago -- Dedication --Principal Characters in the Novel -- Preface -- The Text -- Explanatory Notes.".
- catalog title "The pit : a story of Chicago / Frank Norris ; edited with an introd. and explanatory notes by Joseph R. McElrath, Jr. and Gwendolyn Jones.".
- catalog type "Didactic fiction. gsafd".
- catalog type "Domestic fiction. lcsh".
- catalog type "Domestic fiction.".
- catalog type "Psychological fiction. lcsh".
- catalog type "Psychological fiction.".
- catalog type "text".