The Olympian (novel)

The Olympian: A Story of the City is a novel by the American writer James Oppenheim (18821932) set in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Olympian: A Story of the City
AuthorJames Oppenheim
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherHarper and Brothers
Publication date
1912
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages417
OCLC3715121

It tells the Horatio Alger story of Kirby Trask, who rises from the working-class to become a steel magnate.

References

  • Hanna, Archibald (1985). A Mirror for the Nation: An Annotated Bibliography of American Social Fiction, 1901-1950. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-8240-8727-5.


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