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“Every new age has at its disposal everything that was fine in all past ages, and its greatness depends on how well it recognizes and preserves and brings to the aid of its own enlightenment whatever worthy and true things the dead have left on earth behind them.”

Quote by Booth Tarkington

Book:America Moved: Booth Tarkington's Memoirs of Time and Place, 1869-1928

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America Moved: Booth Tarkington's Memoirs of Time and Place, 1869-1928

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Booth Tarkington

Booth Tarkington was an American novelist known for his works that often depicted the lives of the upper class in the early 20th century. His writing style was characterized by wit and social commentary, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction twice. more

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