The Harbor

The Harbor is a novel by Ernest Poole that tells the story of a young man named Alec Ward who returns to his hometown of Harbor Junction, a small coastal town in New Jersey. Alec has been away for several years, studying in Europe and traveling around the world. He returns to find that the town has changed and that many of the people he once knew have moved away or died.As Alec reconnects with his old friends and family, he becomes involved in the struggles of the working-class residents of the town. The local factory, which employs many of the town's residents, is struggling to stay afloat, and the workers are fighting for better wages and working conditions. Alec becomes a champion of the workers and helps to organize a strike.The novel explores themes of social justice, labor rights, and the struggles of working-class Americans in the early 20th century. It also portrays the beauty and simplicity of small-town life and the importance of community and connection.The Harbor was first published in 1915 and won the first Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1918. It remains a classic of American literature and a powerful portrayal of the struggles and triumphs of ordinary people.1915. Poole worked as a journalist where he campaigned for social reforms including an end to child labor. On the outbreak of the First World War he worked as a war correspondent for The Saturday Evening Post. The Harbor is his novel about trade unions. The book begins: You chump, I thought contemptuously. I was seven years old at the time, and the gentleman to whom I referred was Henry Ward Beecher. What is was that aroused my contempt for the man will be fore fully understood if I tell first of the grudge I bore him.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.