The Harbor

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The Harbor is a 1915 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the transformation of an American waterfront city amid industrialization and labor unrest, often cited as an early example of socially conscious American literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Ernest Poole NERFINISHED
awareness often discussed in studies of American labor literature
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts conditions of industrial workers
growth of industrial capitalism
labor organizing
transformation of an American city
hasForm prose
hasMainCharacter Bill NERFINISHED
influencedBy Progressive Era reform movements
language English
literaryGenre American literature
political fiction
social novel
literaryMovement progressive-era literature
mediaType print
narrativePerspective first-person narration
notableFor early example of socially conscious American literature
protagonistBackground middle-class
protagonistOccupation journalist
publicationYear 1915
publisher The Macmillan Company NERFINISHED
setting American waterfront city
theme class conflict
industrialization
labor movement
labor unrest
social change
timePeriodDepicted early 20th century United States

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Ernest Poole notableWork The Harbor
Chicago Poems notablePoem The Harbor