The Turmoil

Booth Tarkington

The Turmoil — Bibbs Sheridan dreams of a quiet life of poetry and writing, while his wealthy industrialist father insists that he join the family’s pursuit of factories and “Bigness.” When the Sheridans move beside the declining Vertrees family and Bibbs meets Mary, love and personal freedom collide with money, growth, and pollution in a booming American city.