Pulitzer Prize Fiction Winner
The Store
by T. S. Stribling
Summary
Set in Alabama during Reconstruction, the novel follows Colonel Miltiades Vaiden's moral decline as he uses manipulation and violence to build his mercantile empire in the post-Civil War South.
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Historical Context & Significance
The middle book of Stribling's trilogy examining the South's transformation after the Civil War. Though largely forgotten today, it was praised for its unflinching look at Southern racism and economic exploitation.