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The classic story of a labor conflict in a mid-western industrial town.

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Helen of the Old House is a novel by Harold Bell Wright, first published in 1921. The story is set in a small town in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, where a young woman named Helen leaves her wealthy family to live in an old, dilapidated house on the outskirts of town. Helen... Read Full Overview

No well informed resident of Millsburgh, when referring to the principal industry of hislittle manufacturing city, ever says "the mills"-it is always "the Mill."The reason for this common habit of mind is that one mill so overshadows all others, and sodominates the industrial... Read Full Overview

No well informed resident of Millsburgh, when referring to the principal industry of hislittle manufacturing city, ever says "the mills"-it is always "the Mill."The reason for this common habit of mind is that one mill so overshadows all others, and sodominates the industrial... Read Full Overview

During the early 20th century, Harold Bell Wright was one of America's most popular authors, and he helped make Westerns one of America's favorite genres, whether in print or on the screen.

No well informed resident of Millsburgh, when referring to the principal industry of his little manufacturing city, ever says "the mills"-it is always "the Mill." The reason for this common habit of mind is that one mill so overshadows all others, and so dominates the industrial... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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Helen of the Old House is a novel written by Harold Bell Wright, first published in 1921. The story revolves around Helen, a young woman who inherits an old house from her grandfather, and her struggle to keep the property from falling into the hands of unscrupulous developers... Read Full Overview